Garon Sheppard

Garon Sheppard is a counsellor with nine years of professional experience. He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, anger, depression and relationship concerns. He also helps with self-esteem, bipolar struggles and coping with life changes. Garon uses straightforward language and practical steps to help people feel more in control.

Garon draws on several established approaches to tailor sessions to each person. He uses Client-Centred work to follow the client's pace and priorities. He applies Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviours. He also brings elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas when they fit the client's needs.

His background includes long experience in the addictions, homelessness and housing sectors. That experience shapes a practical, down-to-earth style. He knows what it is like to face loss, instability and recovery, and he uses that insight to support others without judgement.

Sessions focus on building coping skills, improving communication and tackling issues such as control problems, guilt and shame, isolation, and midlife challenges. Garon also works with people affected by domestic violence, first responder stress, veteran and armed forces issues, and end-of-life concerns.

Garon holds NCPS, which denotes registration with the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society. He offers help in English and works from the United Kingdom. To begin, clients follow the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

Approaches and online working

Garon often uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in his work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the person's goals, helping people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviours interact and offers practical exercises to change patterns that cause distress.

He also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques and mindfulness exercises when these suit the client's needs. DBT elements help with emotion regulation and managing intense feelings, while mindfulness can support staying present and reducing overwhelm.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and is decided together. The therapist will work with the client to match methods to their goals, needs and preferences so sessions feel useful and manageable.

Please confirm current online session options before booking, as the profile does not list every supported format. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins if needed. Registered or accredited professionals can offer effective care via remote sessions when appropriate, and Garon will discuss how to structure sessions to suit everyday life.