Sharmi Gowri-Kriszyk
Trauma-informed therapist focusing on healing
About Sharmi
Sharmi Gowri-Kriszyk supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and trauma-related difficulties. She also helps with grief, parenting and intimacy-related issues, as well as sleeping and eating problems. Sharmi is experienced in dealing with self-esteem, anger, ADHD and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder.
Her approach aims to make it easier to cope with life changes and ongoing strain. Sharmi has 21 years of experience in the mental health sector and holds the NCPS credential.
Background and approach
She trained to doctorate level in psychology and counselling and psychotherapy, and has completed additional trauma-focused training. She offers help to people in the United Kingdom and internationally, and works in English, Danish and Tamil. In sessions she focuses on building a calm, non-judgemental space so people can talk about thoughts, feelings and triggers.
She uses a mix of methods that suit the person rather than a single fixed model. This can include attachment-based work, client-centred conversations, cognitive techniques, skills from dialectical behaviour work, and trauma processing approaches. Her trauma-informed practice often involves attention to the body and how past events show up as physical reactions.
She may work with memories that feel stored in the body as well as with conscious thoughts and behaviours. The aim is practical change that helps daily life feel less overwhelmed. Taking a first step can feel daunting, and Sharmi offers steady support through that early phase.
Prospective clients are asked to use the site process to match and schedule sessions according to the available options.
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Sessions & fees
Online approaches that support trauma recovery
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and responses. It helps people understand patterns in relationships and feel safer in connections with others.Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the person's lead, reflecting their experience so they can make sense of thoughts and emotions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours. It is useful for anxiety, depression and coping with day-to-day stressors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and suggest methods that fit. This is a collaborative process where plans can change as progress is made.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing a session during a work break. Depending on current arrangements, confirm which session formats are offered before booking. Many people find remote sessions helpful for steady weekly work, brief check-ins or when they want to use body-focused and trauma-processing techniques in a way that suits their routine.
| 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
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 21 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English, Danish, Tamil
