Sharon Palmer
Gentle integrative counselling for life changes
About Sharon
Sharon Palmer is a counsellor who draws on an integrative, evidence-informed approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, family difficulties, low self-esteem and life transitions. She has 11 years of experience and works from a humanistic perspective that respects each person's story and pace. Sharon is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which is shown as BACP.
Sharon blends ways of working such as cognitive ideas for managing worry alongside person-centred and Gestalt ideas that focus on the present experience.
Background and approach
She also draws on psychodynamic and existential thinking to look at long-standing patterns and life meaning, and transactional analysis to map how people relate to one another. In sessions she aims to create a calm and respectful space where people can name what feels hard and try practical steps to feel different.
That might mean noticing unhelpful thoughts, trying new ways of speaking to someone, or practising small behaviour changes to build confidence. She has supported people with concerns including feelings of abandonment, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation and workplace stress. Sharon also addresses multicultural concerns, seasonal affective disorder and questions about life purpose and self-love.
Sharon offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for flexible ongoing support. Getting started involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling sessions according to availability.
What Sharon works with
Sessions & fees
How integrative approaches work online
Sharon commonly uses a mix of approaches that combine practical skills with exploring patterns and meaning. Cognitive methods focus on noticing and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can reduce worrying and improve sleep or workplace coping. Person-centred work emphasises listening and respect, helping someone feel heard while they name their priorities and decide the next steps. Psychodynamic and existential ideas look at longer-term patterns and life purpose, offering space to think about why certain reactions repeat and what matters most.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will talk through options with each person and shape the way she works around individual needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted as understanding grows.
Online therapy lets people use different formats to match practical needs. Video calls support deeper conversational work and non-verbal cues, phone sessions can fit a shorter break or lower bandwidth, live chat can be useful for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging allows ongoing reflection without scheduling every exchange. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and to fit therapy into a busy life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Experience
- 11 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
