Profile / United Kingdom
Sharon Boyd, BACP, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anxiety and Trauma
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-Based work
About Sharon
Sharon Boyd is a counsellor registered with BACP and NCPS and has 13 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, LGBT-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. Sharon uses straightforward methods to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes in day-to-day life.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Sharon also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas to support emotional clarity and stronger relationships with oneself and others. Sessions focus on concrete steps and simple skills people can use between meetings.
Sharon aims to keep sessions direct and collaborative. She listens to what matters to each person, discusses short-term goals, and works on small experiments that test new ways of coping. Work may include breathing and grounding exercises, thought records, behavioural experiments, or values-based actions, depending on what the person wants to try.
Her wider experience includes helping with abandonment and attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image, communication problems, caregiver stress, dissociation, and related areas. She can also support people with complex or co-morbid difficulties who need a step-by-step plan.
People meet Sharon to get practical tools and clearer thinking about problems that feel stuck. She encourages plain language in sessions and uses measurable steps so progress can be reviewed. If someone is unsure about next steps, she asks straightforward questions and helps choose a first task to try.
How Sharon applies CBT, ACT and attachment ideas online
Sharon uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy online to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. CBT sessions focus on clear steps such as monitoring thoughts, testing beliefs with behavioural experiments, and practising alternative responses between meetings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to clarify what matters to a person and to encourage small values-based actions even when emotions are difficult. Attachment-Based ideas help people understand relational patterns and try different ways of connecting or setting boundaries.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. Sharon will discuss options with the client and pick or combine methods based on the person’s goals and preferences. She frames this as a collaborative check-in and adjusts the plan as progress is reviewed.
The practical benefits of working online include easier scheduling and fitting sessions around work or caregiving. Online meetings can allow for shorter check-ins or sessions that do not require travel. Please confirm the specific session formats available before booking, since the biography does not list them. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, often find online work makes it simpler to keep regular appointments and practise skills in everyday settings.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, LGBT-related issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and depression. She also addresses attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, body image, caregiver stress and related difficulties.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
She uses CBT to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Sessions often include practical exercises and behavioural experiments to try between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has 13 years of practice experience working in the United Kingdom. That experience covers a range of common and complex emotional concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where does she work?
She is registered with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I am outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients. All sessions are conducted in English.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. The profile advises checking available ways to meet when you arrange a first session.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing depends on where you are based.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to get started.
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