Sharon Facey

Sharon Facey is a counsellor with membership of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). She offers both longer-term counselling and shorter coaching-style support to help people manage difficult feelings and practical problems. Sharon has 12 years of professional experience and a long history working with trauma and related issues.

Her background includes many years supporting women and girls affected by domestic and sexual violence, and people who have experienced childhood sexual abuse. That experience shapes how she listens and responds. Sharon combines compassion with clear, practical steps to help people move forward.

She uses an integrative approach that draws on client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking. These methods are used as tools to help people name what matters, uncover patterns and try new ways of coping. Sessions may also bring in solution-focused strategies to set short-term goals and trauma-focused techniques when past harm is being addressed.

Sharon helps with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting pressures and work-related difficulties. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving strain and the emotional impact of separation or loss.

Practical aims might be improving sleep, managing strong emotions, building self-esteem or finding clearer direction in career and life choices. Sharon works in English and accepts clients internationally; she asks people to confirm current session options before booking.

How Sharon's approaches translate to online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience without judgement, helping people feel heard and clarify what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour, offering practical strategies to manage anxiety, anger and low mood. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on addressing the effects of past harm, using careful pacing to help reduce distress and build coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then try methods that match those aims. That collaborative process helps shape each person’s plan rather than starting with a fixed treatment.

The original biography does not list which online or in-person formats are used, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, practical tasks and goal-setting to suit an online setting, while keeping the focus on real-life changes and emotional wellbeing.