Counsellor profile
Sharon Matharu, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - stress and relationship support
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- CredentialsNCPS
- RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / NCS22-02748
- Experience4 years
- LanguagesEnglish, Punjabi
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Person-centred approach
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practices
About Sharon
Sharon Matharu is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has four years of professional experience. She works in the United Kingdom and supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, self-esteem difficulties, depression, grief and anger among other concerns.
Sharon draws on person-centred ideas while using structured techniques when they help. In practice that means listening first, and then introducing strategies from cognitive behavioural work and solution-focused ways to address specific problems. She also uses mindfulness practices to help with strong emotions and recurring thoughts.
Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now and on small, practical steps that can make daily life easier. Conversations cover patterns of thinking, unhelpful habits and ways to respond differently in tense moments. For anger this can mean looking at triggers, noticing physical signs, and planning short actions to reduce escalation.
Sharon has a lengthy background in teaching and mentoring that informs how she explains ideas and offers tools. That experience shows up in a practical, plain-speaking style when introducing exercises and checks for progress.
She works in English and Punjabi. For international work she does not accept clients outside the UK. To begin people follow the online matching steps, choose a session and make the first booking.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Sharon uses a person-centred foundation alongside cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. Person-centred work means the therapist listens and reflects so people feel heard before introducing techniques. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and steady strong emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will help clients decide which combination of listening, practical CBT tasks and mindfulness exercises makes most sense for their goals. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is reviewed.
The practical benefits of doing this work online include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and shorter check-ins between longer meetings. The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm how sessions are run before booking. Online sessions can make it simpler to try brief behavioural exercises, practice grounding in real time and carry homework into daily routines without needing extra travel.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Punjabi
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and related issues such as communication and control problems.
How would she work on anger or temper issues?
She starts by exploring triggers and physical signs, then introduces practical steps. Techniques may include noticing patterns, brief coping actions and CBT-based reframing.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred with practical additions. She listens first, then offers structured tools from CBT, solution-focused work and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional practice as a person-centred counsellor and additional long experience in teaching and mentoring.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
Her listed credential is NCPS and she practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Punjabi. She does not accept international clients outside the UK.
How are sessions paid for and what is the cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.