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Sharon Gallagher, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 24 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

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

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Sharon Gallagher is a counsellor with 24 years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She offers calm, non-judgemental support for people facing difficult life events. Sharon focuses on helping people cope, process emotions and find practical steps forward.

She uses a mix of approaches that suit the needs of each person. Conversations are shaped around goals you bring, with practical techniques taught when they are helpful. Sharon aims to make sessions straightforward and relatable rather than full of jargon.

Background and approach

Many people come with stress, anxiety, depression, grief or trauma-related concerns. Sharon also supports those dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger and low self-esteem. Complex situations such as coping with cancer, separation, domestic violence and personality-related concerns are also within her scope.

Her working style is collaborative and flexible. She listens first, then helps you decide which strategies to try. This can include thinking exercises, mindfulness practices or brief solution-focused work to get you moving forward.

Sessions are offered in English and Sharon is available to work with people internationally. She adapts to individual rhythms and prefers to agree a clear plan together so progress can be tracked in a way that feels manageable.

How Sharon adapts therapeutic approaches for online work

Sharon commonly uses client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in her online practice. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding your experience, helping you feel heard and accepted while you decide what changes to make. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage low mood or change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will ask about your needs, goals and what feels comfortable, then suggest strategies to try. This is a collaborative process and plans are adjusted as progress is made or circumstances change.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give choice and flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits brief check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy week or stay connected when travel is difficult.

What kinds of problems does Sharon help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma-related issues, along with relationship and intimacy concerns and sleep or parenting difficulties.

What is Sharon's therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, aiming to listen first and then use practical techniques tailored to each person's goals.

How much experience does Sharon have?

Sharon has 24 years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and life challenges.

What credential does Sharon hold and where is she based?

She holds BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with Sharon if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

In what formats are sessions offered?

Sharon provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a course of therapy?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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Also listed

Abandonment
Anger management
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Bipolar disorder
Cancer
Career difficulties
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with life changes
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Depression
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family conflicts
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Impulsivity
Intimacy-related issues
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Parenting issues
Personality disorders
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Sleeping disorders
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 24 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Sharon

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Sharon Gallagher, BACP

Background and approach

How Sharon adapts therapeutic approaches for online work

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety