Counsellor profile
Sharon Brooks-Esprit, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and life changes
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 107397
- Experience
- 15 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Person-centred approach
- Trauma informed skills
- Work on codependency
About Sharon
Sharon Brooks-Esprit is a BACP counsellor with 15 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, career pressures, bipolar mood challenges and life changes. She also focuses on codependency, divorce and separation, family problems, fatherhood issues and multicultural concerns. Sessions are conducted in English.
Sharon uses a person-centred approach in her work. She listens without judgement and prioritises what the client brings to each session. That means clients lead what they want to talk about while Sharon offers reflections and support to help them notice patterns and options.
Her background includes roles in charities, NHS mental health units, prisons, inpatient and community settings, and work with young people in further education. She continues to work part-time in counselling while also working privately. Her practice draws on experience across mild to more severe depression and anxiety presentations.
Sharon has completed a master’s degree in person-centred counselling and holds BACP accreditation. She has additional certificates in life coaching, DBT individual therapy training, personality disorder awareness, and EMDR trauma work, and she is training towards a diploma in supervision. She uses relevant techniques from other approaches when helpful alongside person-centred work.
People come to Sharon when they are stuck, overwhelmed or worn down by putting others first. She aims to help clients recognise turning points, build confidence and make practical changes without prescribing solutions. Her manner is open and down-to-earth, with room for lightness alongside serious work.
How sessions work
How her approaches work for online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the client at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens, reflects and helps the client notice what matters to them. This approach can help with issues such as anxiety, low mood, relationship patterns and feelings of losing oneself in caring for others.Sharon also draws on trauma-informed skills where relevant. Those elements focus on helping people manage distressing memories and strong emotions in ways that feel tolerable. Together these approaches aim to support clearer thinking and steadier emotional responses over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will discuss what feels most helpful based on the client’s goals, background and preferences. This is a collaborative decision so adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.
Confirm the current session formats before booking as the profile does not list specific online or in-person options. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time. It can also make it simpler to continue work with the same counsellor after relocating within the UK. Registered or accredited professionals can explain which format will suit your practical needs during the first scheduling steps.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship and intimacy issues, among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her core approach is Client-Centred Therapy, where she listens and reflects so the client can lead the conversation and find their own solutions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working in a variety of settings including NHS services, charities and educational environments.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is BACP accredited and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start counselling?
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.