Sharon Gurr, BACP
5 years in practice
Sharon Gurr is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other evidence-informed approaches to help people through difficult times.
License and registration
- BACP
- 383239 · expires April 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Sharon
Sharon Gurr is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other evidence-informed approaches to help people through difficult times. She works in a straightforward, warm way and focuses on helping people understand their feelings and what they want to change. Sharon listens to each person’s story and helps them make sense of painful experiences.
She uses talking, practical exercises and creative techniques to manage strong emotions. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelming feelings and build clearer choices for the future.
Background and approach
Her work covers common problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports people dealing with relationship difficulties, addiction, parenting strain, sleeping and eating concerns, and life changes such as divorce or bereavement. Sharon draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred approaches when these suit someone’s needs.
Attachment-based ideas and Emotionally-Focused Therapy inform how she explores patterns people repeat in relationships and with themselves. She has five years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are offered in English and she works with people in the United Kingdom as well as international clients when that fits.
If someone wants to start, they complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions. Sharon aims to make therapy practical and personal so people can move toward clearer feelings and steadier day-to-day coping.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sharon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharon names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and behaviourally-rooted therapy work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and name core feelings and the interaction patterns that keep them stuck. It is useful for sorting out strong emotions and for noticing how personal reactions link to relationships or repeated habits.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them, and on identifying what matters most so actions can match values. It often helps with anxiety, depression and life changes by teaching simple experiments and practical steps.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current ways of relating and self-soothing, and supports people to try new ways of connecting or managing distress.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and current problems and together the client and therapist decide which methods to try. That collaborative process helps make sessions feel relevant and practical.
Online work uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging so people can fit therapy into their lives. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual connection, phone calls can be a shorter check-in or better when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suit brief notes or flexible check-ins between sessions. These options often make it easier to keep regular contact while balancing work, family or travel.
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Questions people ask
What concerns can Sharon help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties, plus issues such as addictions, parenting strain, sleeping and eating problems, and coping with life changes.
What is Sharon's therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and straightforward, using Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside approaches like ACT and CBT to help people name feelings and try practical tools.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of professional experience working with a broad range of emotional and relational difficulties.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and provides services from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and client regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients as well as those in the United Kingdom.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be arranged by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Fees vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sharon?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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