Sharon Palmer

Sharon Palmer is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of experience working with adults. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family concerns, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also helps people facing abandonment, communication problems, isolation and questions about life purpose.

Sharon uses a humanistic integrative approach that draws on a range of evidence-based techniques. In sessions she combines ideas from cognitive behavioural work, Gestalt, person-centred conversations, psychodynamic thinking, existential questions and transactional analysis. That mix is used to match the practical work to each person's needs.

Typical sessions involve talking through what matters now, noticing patterns that keep problems going and trying small changes between appointments. She encourages clients to set modest, testable goals and to reflect on progress in straightforward terms. The work can include looking at relationships, workplace stress, or the effects of shame and guilt.

Sharon also pays attention to cultural and multicultural concerns and to the needs of young adults. She supports people dealing with Seasonal Affective Disorder and social anxiety, and she helps with forgiveness and rebuilding self-worth. The practical aim is clearer thinking and better coping rather than quick fixes.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session through the online booking button. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Sharon draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help people spot thought patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. That approach breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to test new ways of thinking.

She also uses person-centred and Gestalt-informed work which focuses on present-moment experience and clear, honest dialogue. This helps when relationships, self-esteem or life-purpose questions feel confusing and someone needs a grounded way to notice what they feel and want.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will discuss options with each person and agree on methods that fit their goals and preferences. The decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. They also let people continue work while living in a different part of the UK, subject to the therapist's location rules and the platform's booking process.