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Shauna Flynn

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Shauna Flynn, NCPS

United Kingdom

Counsellor - Anxiety and Relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsNCPS
  • RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / NCS20-01250
  • Experience3 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • Attachment theory
  • Psychodynamic work
  • Transactional analysis

About Shauna

Shauna Flynn is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has three years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger and relationship difficulties, among other concerns. Sessions focus on making sense of patterns that keep causing problems now.

She draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape present behaviour. Attachment theory is used to understand how people relate to others and why old patterns repeat. Transactional analysis is part of her toolkit for spotting communication and interaction habits that cause conflict.

Shauna also supports people who have experienced sexual trauma. She offers steady, practical guidance through the aftermath of traumatic events and helps clients rebuild a sense of agency in relationships. She pays attention to how trauma can affect intimacy, trust and self-esteem.

When anxiety and anger come up, she works on recognising the triggers and the patterns that follow. Sessions include talking through reactions, noticing unhelpful cycles, and trying different ways of responding. The workbook of strategies aims to reduce reactive behaviour and improve communication.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns such as grief, addiction, sleeping and eating issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and ADHD related difficulties. She keeps learning through further training and professional development to refine how she supports clients.

Shauna expects a collaborative process. She and the client agree goals and test practical steps in day-to-day life. People who prefer clear, straightforward work on patterns and relationships often find this approach useful.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns that come from earlier experiences and relationships. Online sessions can be a place to notice how those patterns show up now, and to practise different responses that change everyday reactions.

Attachment theory helps name how someone connects or pulls away from others. In online sessions this can translate into clearer communication practice, safer ways of testing new behaviours, and exercises that reduce reactivity in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and happens together. The therapist will discuss which methods match the client's goals and try practical steps. That collaborative process means adjusting techniques as progress is noticed or new needs appear.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or family commitments, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour feels difficult. It also means sessions can be arranged with international clients when both parties agree on timing and logistics.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship issues and related concerns such as grief, addiction and sleeping or eating problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and insight-focused, using psychodynamic ideas and attachment theory to understand patterns that repeat in relationships and feelings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working with adults in clinical practice.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is listed with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How does pricing work for sessions?

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

How do I begin 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.

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