Sharon Brooks-Esprit

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Bereavement and grief
• Parenting and fatherhood

About Sharon

Sharon Brooks-Esprit helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, and other life changes by using a client-centred way of working. She is a BACP member and has 15 years' experience.

Sharon works in straightforward, conversational sessions. She listens and reflects so clients can find their own solutions. She uses person-centred ideas as the main approach and draws on techniques from other methods when they are useful to a person's progress.

Her background includes work in educational settings and mental health services. She has direct experience supporting people through bereavement, family conflict, separation and issues linked to prejudice and multicultural contexts. She also has experience with fatherhood issues, codependency, polyamory and hospice and end-of-life counselling.

Sharon holds the BACP credential and a master’s degree in person-centred counselling, plus certificates in related approaches. She has experience with working alongside health services and with people living with bipolar and complex mood concerns, and brings that practical experience into sessions.

In sessions she aims to help people notice helpful changes and to try small, practical steps. Conversations are open and down-to-earth, with occasional use of techniques from CBT, mindfulness and compassion-focused work when relevant. She prefers clients to set the pace and goals for therapy.

Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not accepted. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How client-centred approaches work for online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and reflecting what a person says so they can find their own direction. This approach is helpful for concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting matters because it keeps the person's priorities at the centre of the work.

Where techniques are useful, Sharon may bring in short practical tools from CBT or mindfulness to support coping with stress, intrusive thoughts or low mood. These techniques are used alongside the client-centred conversations and are aimed at helping people try specific steps between sessions.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The counsellor will work with each person to agree goals, methods and pacing, and will review progress together so the approach can be adjusted if needed.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or study commitments, and allows people to attend from a location that suits them. It can also offer shorter check-ins or quieter, camera-free options if these better suit a person's needs.

Topics Sharon lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Codependency
• Divorce and separation
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Multicultural concerns
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Prejudice and discrimination

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Sharon

Does she work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. She supports people with anxiety, depression and related mood concerns using person-centred methods and relevant techniques from other approaches.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her main approach is Client-Centred Therapy, with techniques drawn from CBT, mindfulness and compassion-focused work when needed.

How long has she been practising?

She has 15 years' experience working in counselling and mental health settings.

Is she accredited and where is she based?

She is a BACP member and practices in the United Kingdom.

Does she speak other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients book sessions?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.