Sharon Gallagher
Compassionate therapist with practical, person-focused care
About Sharon
Sharon Gallagher brings 24 years of therapeutic experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and depression. She aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion.
Sharon adapts conversations and plans to match each person's situation. Sharon draws on a mix of practical approaches to help people manage symptoms and find clearer ways forward. She uses client-centred ways of working to follow what matters most to the person in the room.
Background and approach
Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try out different behaviours. Hypnotherapy and mindfulness tools can be offered to help with sleep, emotional regulation and coping after traumatic events. Solution-focused ideas are used when clients want short-term, goal-oriented change.
Sharon explains options and works together with clients to choose helpful steps. Her practice includes support around relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career pressures and coping with major life changes. She also addresses concerns such as anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood challenges and the emotional aftermath of abuse or separation.
Sharon is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are offered in English and she is available to work with international clients. She tailors the pace and tools to each person, aiming to make progress feel achievable and clear.
What Sharon works with
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Sessions & fees
How Sharon's approaches translate to online sessions
Sharon commonly uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy in her online practice. Client-centred work focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the person, helping them find their own answers. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link, and tests practical changes to reduce anxiety, low mood or unhelpful patterns.She may also offer mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and improve sleep. Mindfulness involves simple attention practices and breathing exercises to calm the body and steady attention, which can be useful alongside other methods. Together these approaches offer options for managing trauma, grief, relationship strain and everyday pressures.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Sharon will discuss goals, try different techniques and adjust plans based on what the client finds most helpful. This is collaborative and paced to the individual’s needs and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and more conversational depth. Phone works well for quicker check-ins or when lower bandwidth is needed. Live chat and messaging suit short updates, goal-setting, or people who prefer typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family life.
| 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
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
