Sharon Gurr

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Attachment-Based Therapy

About Sharon

Sharon Gurr works with stress, anxiety, addiction, family and relationship difficulties, trauma, grief and a wide range of life challenges using an integrative counselling approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years' experience working with people in the United Kingdom.

Sharon uses a mix of practical talking therapies. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thoughts and actions, and attachment-based thinking to examine how early relationships affect current patterns. She also uses client-centred methods to focus on what matters to the person in front of her and dialectical behaviour approaches to teach emotional and behavioural skills.

Sessions involve clear discussion about what is causing difficulty, setting short-term goals, and practising steps between meetings. Sharon also addresses specific topics such as eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, work-related stress, and coping with major life changes. She helps people consider past events without getting stuck there, and to plan for more manageable ways forward.

Her background includes working with people affected by abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, codependency, chronic illness and caregiver stress, dissociation, and divorce or separation. She supports those dealing with bipolar symptoms, anger, self-esteem issues and compulsive or addictive behaviours.

Sharon welcomes conversations about practical next steps. Prospective clients are invited to use the site matching process to arrange an initial session and to discuss which methods may work best for their situation.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-led actions even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and supports people to understand and change troubled relationship behaviours.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sharon will work collaboratively to identify which methods best match a person's goals and day-to-day needs, and may combine elements from different approaches as therapy progresses.

Confirm the available session formats before booking as the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy routine, for example allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break or avoiding travel time. Some formats also reduce the need to be on camera or use high bandwidth, which can help on low-data connections. Registered or accredited professionals offering remote counselling can still provide the same step-by-step planning, skill practice and emotional support as face-to-face work, while making sessions more adaptable to everyday life.

Topics Sharon lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Imago Relationship Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Sharon

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the main concerns she addresses, alongside stress and panic-related difficulties.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers an integrative approach using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy.

What experience does she have?

She has five years' experience working with people in the United Kingdom on issues such as depression, trauma, relationship and family problems.

Is she accredited and where does she practise?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

Yes. She accepts international clients as stated in her profile.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start sessions with her?

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