Garon Sheppard, NCPS

Garon Sheppard is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, anger and depression. He also addresses relationship and family issues, self-esteem struggles, jealousy and life purpose concerns. Garon writes plainly and works alongside clients to find practical ways forward. Garon brings nine years of counselling experience and a long background in the addictions, homelessness and housing sectors. He draws on his own life experience with addiction and loss to inform a compassionate, non-judgemental way of working. He uses everyday language and focuses on practical steps as well as emotional understanding. Sessions tend to be person-centred and collaborative. He may use techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy to help manage difficult thoughts and feelings. Mindfulness exercises and psychodynamic ideas can be woven in where they suit the person’s goals. Clients can expect a calm, steady presence and work on skills for coping with crisis, building self-esteem, handling jealousy and repairing communication. Garon also offers support around end-of-life and hospice concerns, veteran and first responder issues, and substance use recovery. He holds NCPS as a listed credential and works in the United Kingdom. Practical options such as walk-and-talk therapy and Reiki are mentioned in his original biography; please confirm current session formats and locations when you book.

How counselling approaches shape online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on meeting the person where they are and listening without judgement. It helps people clarify what matters to them and decide what changes to try. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It offers concrete exercises to change unhelpful thinking and build different habits for anxiety, depression and addiction-related urges. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and clearer communication. It can be useful when feelings feel overwhelming or when someone needs steady coping tools. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. Decisions about pace and tools are made together rather than imposed. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to continue work between appointments. Since specific session formats were not fully specified in the original biography, please confirm current options before booking. This helps you choose what fits your routine, whether you need a shorter check-in, prefer not to use video for a session, or want something that fits into a lunch break. Registered or accredited professionals aim to adapt sessions so therapy fits everyday life without forcing a particular style.