Sharon Gunnell

Sharon Gunnell, NCPS, offers calm, supportive counselling for people facing stress, anxiety, grief and major life changes. She provides a straightforward space to talk, listen and begin to rebuild a sense of balance and purpose.

Sharon works in a person-centred way, matching the approach to each person's needs. That can mean gentle conversation, reflective listening, and practical exercises to try between sessions. She aims to help people manage anxiety, cope with bereavement, navigate midlife shifts, and live with long-term illness or caregiving duties.

She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, pregnancy and childbirth concerns, issues related to ageing, and the emotional impact of cancer. Sharon helps people who feel isolated or guilty, and those wrestling with life purpose, career crossroads or changes in identity.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, is one tool she uses alongside client-centred work. These approaches focus on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings, while helping people move towards values-based action. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what each person needs.

Sharon has three years of experience and holds the NCPS credential. She works with adults in the United Kingdom and offers support in English. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that fit their circumstances.

How Sharon’s approaches work in online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It supports committing to small, value-driven actions that move life forward, which can help with anxiety, grief and coping with illness.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being heard and understood. The counsellor offers empathy and reflection, helping people clarify their own goals and feel more confident in the decisions they make.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice can be revisited as work progresses so the plan fits what is actually helpful.

Session practicalities should be confirmed before booking since formats are not specified here. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work, childcare or travel, and it can allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. Talk with the therapist about what will work day to day and how to make sessions fit into your routine.