Sharon Gallagher, BACP

Sharon Gallagher is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 24 years of professional experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and anger. Sharon also helps people facing relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, sleep problems and career stress.

Her way of working is straightforward. She listens and lets people describe the problem in their own words. Conversations lead to practical steps people can try between sessions. Sharon uses a mix of approaches to suit what each person brings, including talking-based and focused techniques.

Sharon draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help spot unhelpful thinking and patterns, and on solution-focused methods to set small, achievable goals. She also uses client-centred principles to keep the conversation grounded in what matters to the person. Mindfulness and hypnotherapy tools are available when those methods fit the situation.

Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming feelings and increase control over reactions. Sharon works with issues that range from living with bipolar to coping after separation or loss. She also addresses more specific concerns such as attachment struggles, communication problems and codependency.

People who choose Sharon should expect a direct conversational style with practical suggestions. She welcomes clients who want clear steps to manage anger, improve sleep, handle relationship tensions, or find steadier mood management.

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