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Sharn Stewart, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 7 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Depression Coping with life changes ADHD

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Sharn Stewart offers straightforward, empathetic counselling for people struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma, depression and ADHD. She writes in a direct and calm way that helps people who feel overwhelmed to take small steps forward. Sharn uses a client-centred approach and adapts sessions to what each person needs at the time.

She has seven years of experience and is a BACP member, which represents her professional standing. Sessions aim to make sense of distressing experiences and how those experiences affect everyday life.

Background and approach

Sharn focuses on helping people feel more able to be themselves and to make changes that matter. In practice she pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, patterns of control and impulsivity, and the ways guilt, shame or isolation can shape mood. She also supports people dealing with panic, post-traumatic stress and social anxiety or phobia.

Body image, communication difficulties and questions about life purpose are other areas she works on. Therapy sessions are paced to the individual and offered with warmth and non-judgement. Conversations look at current problems and the past, and aim to build practical coping skills alongside clearer self-understanding.

Sharn encourages small experiments between sessions to test new ways of relating and coping. The overall aim is to help people feel less trapped by distress and to discover more authentic ways of living. She meets people where they are and works together with them on achievable next steps.

Approaches that guide online sessions and practical benefits

Many people find person-centred work helpful because it focuses on their experience in the moment and builds trust through a warm, non-judgemental relationship. This approach helps with anxiety, low mood and feeling stuck when change feels risky.

Evidence-based techniques aimed at understanding trauma and managing intense emotions are also used. These techniques teach practical strategies for coping with panic, post-traumatic stress and strong emotional reactions, and they often involve pacing the work so it feels manageable.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss different options and together with the client will choose methods that fit the person's goals, preferences and the issues they want to address. Progress is reviewed regularly and plans are adjusted as needed.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people have near face-to-face conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, while live chat or text messaging can suit shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments and to keep continuity when life gets busy.

What kinds of problems does Sharn help with?

She supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD, along with related issues such as panic, social anxiety, isolation, shame and body image concerns.

What is the therapeutic style and approach?

Sessions follow a person-centred style and are adapted to each individual's needs, combining evidence-based techniques to build coping skills and understanding over time.

How much experience does she have?

Sharn has seven years of experience working as a counsellor and brings that practical experience into her sessions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a BACP member and practises in the United Kingdom.

In which languages are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are costs and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with Sharn?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 7 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Sharn Stewart, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches that guide online sessions and practical benefits

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety