Counsellor profile
Sharen Robertson, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - codependency and trauma
Continue with SharenWhere Sharen stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 390317
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship patterns
- ADHD and autism
About Sharen
Sharen Robertson is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions and relationship difficulties, including codependency concerns. She also offers support for ADHD, autism and grief-related issues.
Her style is practical and direct. She helps people learn coping skills and emotional regulation techniques. Sessions focus on understanding what keeps a problem going and on building small, manageable changes that reduce overwhelm.
Sharen draws on several evidence-based approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to identify thinking patterns and try different behaviours. Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationship patterns and trust.
She has long experience supporting people affected by domestic violence, child abuse, narcissistic abuse and human trafficking. She also works with those managing chronic illness, sudden bereavement, and life transitions such as separation and divorce. Her lived experience informs her practice and the practical focus of sessions.
In early contacts she asks about immediate safety and practical needs, then discusses goals and preferred ways of working. She combines talking, practical skills and short exercises between sessions. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and international clients may be accepted. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then choose actions that match personal values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and people feeling overwhelmed by others' needs.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical techniques to test and change patterns that maintain anxiety or depression. It is often used for stress, sleep problems and low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try ways of working together to see what fits. This is a collaborative process, with adjustments made as needed based on what helps most.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into daily life - for example a shorter check-in can fit a work break, phone calls need less bandwidth, and video sessions let someone use non-verbal cues. Registered or accredited professionals who offer online work often use these practical options to help people keep therapy consistent alongside busy lives.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and setting boundaries?
Yes. She works with people who keep putting others first and helps them learn skills to set boundaries and say no more often.
What is her approach in sessions?
She blends practical therapies such as ACT and CBT with attachment ideas. Sessions focus on skills, understanding patterns, and small behaviour changes.
How many years has she practised?
She has 14 years of professional clinical experience supporting people with trauma, addiction, anxiety and relationship issues.
Is she registered and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.