Sheila Burrowes
Compassionate, flexible counselling for life’s challenges
About Sheila
Sheila Burrowes is a counsellor who uses an integrated approach to meet people where they are. She works at each person's pace and blends methods to suit the situation. Sheila's practice is grounded in listening and in helping people find practical ways to manage stress and emotional pain.
Many people come with worries about anxiety, depression, grief or relationships. Sheila also helps with addiction, trauma and intimacy-related concerns. She will talk through career pressures, low self-esteem and life changes alongside more complex issues such as bipolar mood swings or bereavement.
Background and approach
Sheila has five years' experience and holds BACP accreditation, which means she works within recognised professional standards. She sees clients in the United Kingdom and is able to work with international clients in English. Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
In session Sheila uses client-centred listening, narrative techniques and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns in their lives. She also draws on mindfulness to build calm and Imago relationship ideas when looking at couples and partnership concerns. This flexible mix is shaped around what the client wants to change.
Practical steps are part of the work. Sheila helps people identify small, manageable changes and develop coping tools they can use between sessions. The emphasis is on clear conversation and real-world strategies rather than jargon or lengthy theory.
What Sheila works with
How Sheila works
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Sessions & fees
Working online with relational and mindfulness approaches
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience. The counsellor follows the client's lead and offers support that helps people feel heard and make choices about change. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices and breathing techniques to reduce stress and increase present-moment calm; it can help with anxiety, low mood and overwhelming thoughts.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has helped or not helped before. That collaborative process guides which methods are used and can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can fit into a short break or require less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, reflective writing exercises or people who prefer not to use voice. These options make it easier to work around work, travel or caring commitments and help maintain momentum between sessions.
| 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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Visually impaired
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
