Sharon Facey, BACP

Sharon Facey is a counsellor with 12 years' experience and membership of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). She offers both longer-term counselling and shorter coaching sessions tailored to what each person brings. Sharon combines practical conversation with reflective listening so people can make sense of difficult feelings and take steps forward.

She has spent much of her career supporting women and girls affected by domestic and sexual violence, and those living with complex trauma and childhood sexual abuse. That work shaped her confidence in holding painful material calmly and carefully. Sharon draws on a range of approaches to meet different needs rather than relying on a single method.

Her practice uses client-centred ways of working to prioritize each person's goals. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used when patterns of thought and behaviour feel stuck and practical tools are helpful. Psychodynamic thinking is available for people who want to look at how past relationships affect current feelings and choices.

Sharon also addresses concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship and intimacy issues. She supports people coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, bereavement, life changes, ADHD and career dilemmas. Work can include short problem-solving sessions or deeper therapeutic exploration depending on what someone needs.

Sessions are delivered in a way that aims to combine emotional support with clear steps for change. The focus is on helping people identify barriers, build strengths and find realistic ways to move toward the life they want.

How Sharon's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to you. Online sessions using this approach tend to create space for people to talk through feelings, set personal goals and notice what helps them feel understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduces practical exercises. Online CBT often uses short tasks between sessions and step-by-step planning to tackle anxiety, low mood or sleep difficulties. Trauma-focused work pays attention to how past harm affects current life and uses careful pacing to manage distress when memories or triggers come up.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about what they hope to achieve and try different ways of working until the best fit emerges. Goals, preferences and everyday demands guide which tools are used and how sessions are paced.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time and allow brief check-ins between longer blocks of work. It also lets people use written exercises, worksheets or homework that suit their daily routine while keeping the focus on steady, practical progress.