- Practical coping skills
- Trauma aware approach
- Supports neurodiversity
About Sharen
Sharen Robertson is a psychotherapist with 14 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are anxious, grieving, stressed, or coping with relationship and intimacy issues. Her work also covers addiction recovery, trauma and abuse, sleep and eating difficulties, and challenges linked to ADHD and autism.
Her style is warm and direct. She listens first, then offers practical skills and strategies to manage difficult feelings and situations. Sessions focus on learning tools you can use day to day, and on making sense of painful past events so they interfere less with the present.
Sharen draws on several well known approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Attachment-Based ideas. She adapts these methods to each person’s needs, using techniques that suit real-life problems like panic, low mood, or coping with change.
She has long experience supporting people affected by domestic violence, child abuse, narcissistic abuse and human trafficking, and she also works with clients managing chronic illness and bereavement. Sharen reports lived experience of some of these issues, which she says informs her empathic approach.
Sharen is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions from the United Kingdom and supports international clients; please check the session options when arranging a first appointment.
Her style is warm and direct. She listens first, then offers practical skills and strategies to manage difficult feelings and situations. Sessions focus on learning tools you can use day to day, and on making sense of painful past events so they interfere less with the present.
Sharen draws on several well known approaches, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Attachment-Based ideas. She adapts these methods to each person’s needs, using techniques that suit real-life problems like panic, low mood, or coping with change.
She has long experience supporting people affected by domestic violence, child abuse, narcissistic abuse and human trafficking, and she also works with clients managing chronic illness and bereavement. Sharen reports lived experience of some of these issues, which she says informs her empathic approach.
Sharen is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions from the United Kingdom and supports international clients; please check the session options when arranging a first appointment.
How therapy approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small actions that build a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, depression and coping with change.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It teaches practical techniques for testing unhelpful thoughts and changing patterns that feed anxiety, low mood or sleep problems.
Attachment-Based ideas pay attention to how early relationships affect how people relate now. This can be useful for intimacy issues, relationship stress and for those who find trust difficult.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those aims. This collaborative process means techniques are adjusted as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or enabling shorter check-ins during a work break. It also allows therapists to use worksheets, exercises and behavioural tasks between sessions to build skills in everyday settings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
See below
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sharen specialise in?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, parenting and sleep or eating difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and direct, combining listening with practical skills work. She focuses on tools that help with everyday problems and on making sense of past experiences.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 14 years of clinical experience and several years working in-depth with people affected by domestic violence, child abuse and trafficking.
What professional registration does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international work are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options when you book.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.