Sharon Horwood, BACP

Sharon Horwood is a counsellor based in Southend-on-Sea. She holds BACP registration and brings three years of practice to conversations about stress, anxiety, relationships and low self-esteem. She offers video sessions and uses messaging for assessment and booking only.

Sharon draws on her own life experiences, including recovery after a traumatic brain injury, when she talks with people about change and loss. She works in a straightforward way and treats each person as the expert on their own life. Her style emphasises listening first and asking practical questions that help people see next steps.

People come to her for a wide range of concerns. These include anger, motivation, coping with life changes, grief, parenting strains, career questions and depression. She also supports those facing more complex issues such as attachment difficulties, dissociation, mood and personality disorders, panic, self-harm thoughts, and chronic illness or pain.

Sessions are intended to be collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Sharon combines open, non-judgemental listening with help to identify goals and small actions people can try between meetings. She aims to make the work usable day to day rather than filled with jargon.

Her approach suits people who want a calm, practical space to think things through. She sees therapy as a partnership where the client's views shape the focus and pace. To begin, people use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Client-centred work and online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy puts your experience at the heart of the work. The therapist listens without judgement and helps you name what matters most. This approach is useful for issues like low self-esteem, relationship questions, grief and life direction because it focuses on your priorities and pace.

Sharon uses her lived experience alongside a client-centred style to help people explore change and loss. Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will work with you to decide what fits your needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single method.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life. Video sessions let you have a full face-to-face conversation without travelling. Messaging is used for the assessment and to arrange sessions, which can speed up scheduling. If you need to know exactly which formats are currently available, confirm the options before booking so they match your circumstances.