- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Sharon
Sharon Lenihan is a counsellor who focuses on supporting people dealing with the aftermath of trauma and the everyday pressures that affect wellbeing. She holds BACP accreditation and has practised for five years. Sharon creates a calm, accepting space where people can be heard and believed.
She aims to move at each person’s pace and offers steady, compassionate support. Sharon has worked since 2021 with a Sexual Survivors Trust, supporting adults and young adults who have experienced sexual violence and related trauma.
Background and approach
Before training as a counsellor she spent many years in safeguarding roles, helping people navigate crisis, risk, and complex systems. That background informs how she holds sensitive material and responds to fear and uncertainty. Her way of working is flexible and collaborative.
She draws on person-centred ideas, cognitive behavioural approaches, psychodynamic thinking, and mindfulness techniques. Rather than following a single method, Sharon adapts these tools to fit each person’s needs and goals. In sessions she focuses on practical steps alongside understanding: processing difficult experiences, building coping strategies, and re-establishing trust in oneself.
Common concerns she supports include anxiety, low mood, relationship issues, grief, parenting stress, and the effects of trauma. People seeking help for stress, burnout, identity questions, or changes at work or home can expect a thoughtful, non-judgemental listener who works to make therapy useful and manageable. She offers a grounded presence while clients work through what matters to them.
What Sharon works with
Everything Sharon lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sharon helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Sharon uses evidence-based approaches in straightforward ways. Person-centred work focuses on listening and understanding, helping people feel respected and heard while they make sense of their experience. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at thoughts and behaviours, offering practical steps to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage overwhelming feelings.She also draws on psychodynamic thinking to notice patterns from past experiences that affect current relationships and reactions. Mindfulness-based practices are offered to help with grounding, managing distress, and developing calm routines. These methods are described plainly in sessions so people can see how they might help with particular problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals and preferences, and will adjust methods as progress is made. This collaborative process helps make sessions feel relevant and personally useful.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when eye contact and visual cues help. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work well for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer writing to talking or need to fit support into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and travel commitments.
Questions people ask about Sharon
What kinds of concerns does Sharon address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship problems, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting stress, anger and career changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm, compassionate and collaborative. She adapts person-centred, cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic and mindfulness techniques to suit each person.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has five years' counselling experience and has worked since 2021 with a Sexual Survivors Trust supporting adults and young adults affected by sexual violence.
Where is Sharon based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Sharon is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; therapy is arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sharon?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to her availability.
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