Klara Sharples

Klara Sharples is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years’ experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, bereavement, relationship and intimacy issues, and those questioning their next steps in work or life. Klara also supports clients dealing with trauma and abuse, parenting strains, LGBT concerns and career-related uncertainty.

She uses a mix of direct and non-direct approaches, choosing methods that fit the person in front of her. Sessions often include practical coping strategies and psychoeducation to help people manage symptoms and build steadier routines. She aims to help clients understand how past experiences shape current choices and feelings.

Klara draws on Client-Centred Therapy to listen without judgement and to respond to each person’s pace. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and suggest manageable experiments to try between sessions. Mindfulness and solution-focused elements appear when they suit specific goals.

People meet for clear, focused conversations about what is getting in the way of feeling more able to act. Klara talks through the history of a problem and then works on practical steps for coping and change. She offers guidance on processing grief and on staying steady through life transitions.

She speaks English and Czech, and works from her UK registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange an initial session.

Therapeutic approaches used online and how they help

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what the client brings. It is about offering acceptance and reflecting what someone says so they can make sense of their feelings and choices. This approach is useful when people feel unsure or overwhelmed and need someone to help sort through their thoughts.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It breaks problems into manageable parts and offers small experiments to change how someone thinks or behaves. CBT is commonly used for anxiety, low mood and when practical steps are needed to test new ways of coping.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and body signals without getting swept up by them. It can help with stress, recurring worries and staying present during difficult feelings.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practicalities in early sessions and suggest which methods to try first. Plans can change as work proceeds, and methods are combined to match the person’s needs.

If you want to work online, please confirm the current session formats before booking as options are not listed here. Online work can make scheduling easier and fit around daily life, such as shorter check-ins during a busy day or conversations that do not require travel. It also allows people to use quieter surroundings or turn off their camera when that helps them engage more comfortably.