Shannon Brailsford
Gentle, practical support for stress and change
About Shannon
Shannon Brailsford is a counsellor with four years of clinical experience who aims to help people untangle stress, anxiety and life transitions. She works with clients who feel overwhelmed, low in confidence, or unsure how to put their needs first. Shannon practices in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English.
She creates a calm, accepting space where people decide the pace of their work. Shannon listens closely and helps clients identify patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
Conversations often focus on understanding where self-limiting beliefs come from and how to change them in small, practical steps. Shannon uses approaches such as client-centred work and mindfulness to support self-awareness and emotional regulation. She may also draw on psychodynamic ideas and trauma-focused tools when exploring deeper relational patterns and past experiences.
Techniques from Internal Family Systems can help people notice different parts of themselves and build more inner cooperation. Sessions are collaborative. Shannon aims to help clients discover what matters to them and to strengthen day-to-day coping.
She pays attention to compassion fatigue, workplace stress and issues that affect women’s wellbeing, and helps people find balance between caring for others and caring for themselves. Her style is warm and curious, with an emphasis on practical change. Shannon understands the vulnerability of starting therapy and works to make each session feel manageable.
Anyone considering counselling can begin by reflecting on the small changes they want to make and bringing those goals into the first meeting.
What Shannon works with
How Shannon works
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Listed by Shannon among the ways they work.
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Listed by Shannon among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
How these approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening carefully and following the client’s lead. It helps people feel heard and clarifies goals for change. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and improve focus in daily life. Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns that repeat in relationships and early experiences so people can understand why they react in certain ways.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and practical needs, then agree a plan together. That means trying different techniques and adjusting what is used as the work unfolds, so the approach fits the person rather than the other way around.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video is useful when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or need flexible scheduling. These options aim to increase accessibility and make regular work on goals more achievable.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Career difficulties
- Depression
Also listed
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
