Sharon Gunnell
Practical, person-centred support for life changes
About Sharon
Sharon Gunnell helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, career questions and big life changes. She offers a calm, welcoming space where people can talk about what they are going through and start to feel steadier. Sharon is based in the United Kingdom and works in English.
Sharon uses an approach that keeps the person at the centre of the work. She aims to understand each person’s experience and move at a pace that feels right.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps that can reduce overwhelm and build confidence over time. Her background includes three years of clinical experience and she holds NCPS. Sharon draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and still act in line with their values.
She also uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a respectful, non-judgemental atmosphere in sessions. People come to Sharon for many reasons beyond immediate distress. She supports those dealing with ageing and geriatric issues, cancer, caregiving stress, chronic pain, illness and disability, and end-of-life concerns.
Communication problems, guilt, shame and feelings of isolation are also within her focus. Sharon also works with people navigating pregnancy and childbirth, sexual assault and abuse, women’s issues and challenges common in young adulthood. Her work is practical and companionable, aimed at helping people find clearer direction and better ways of coping.
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Sessions & fees
How Sharon’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is about noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking steps that match what matters to you. It can help with anxiety, grief and making choices during life changes.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-judgemental space where the person leads the conversation and feels heard. This approach supports self-understanding and building confidence over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will talk with the person about goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to real-life needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls make it possible to see facial cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments and make it easier to keep continuity of care.
| 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
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
