About Sharon
Sharon Lenihan is a counsellor with five years' experience supporting adults who have faced trauma, relationship strain, anxiety and low mood. She is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy member, and works with people affected by sexual violence, grief, stress and other pressures that undermine day-to-day wellbeing. Sharon aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable and respectful.
Her style is warm and collaborative. She offers a listening space where people can be believed and taken seriously.
Background and approach
Sharon adapts sessions to the individual rather than asking people to fit a fixed model. Sessions move at the client's pace and focus on what matters most to them. Sharon draws from person-centred ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic thinking, and mindfulness practices.
She uses these approaches flexibly to help people process difficult experiences, manage intense emotions, and build coping strategies. Practical tools and reflective conversation are mixed to suit each person's needs. She has specific experience since 2021 as an integrative counsellor with a Sexual Survivors Trust, working with adults and young adults affected by sexual violence and trauma.
Before training in counselling, Sharon worked in safeguarding roles, supporting people through crisis and complex systems. That background informs a steady, trauma-aware way of working. People often come to Sharon to make sense of shame, to reduce anxiety or low mood, to rebuild self-trust after harm, or to find steadier ways through family and relationship strain.
She aims to offer steady support as clients explore change and recovery.
What Sharon works with
Everything Sharon lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Sharon is listed here; the rest shows what else Sharon works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Evidence-based approaches and how they adapt online
Sharon draws on person-centred work, which focuses on listening, empathy and helping people feel understood. This approach helps when someone needs steady, non-judgemental space to talk through what matters to them.She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour and to develop practical coping strategies. CBT-style work can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep and managing overwhelming thoughts.
Mindfulness-based practices are part of her toolkit too, offering simple exercises to calm the body and reduce reactivity. These tools are often helpful alongside talking work when people need ways to manage stress in the moment.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Sharon will work with each person to find the mix that best fits their needs, goals and preferences. That might mean trying a practical strategy one week and a reflective conversation the next, then adjusting as progress and comfort level become clearer.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, save travel time and allow regular check-ins from different locations. Because the biography does not detail specific session formats, please confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find remote work helps maintain consistency and makes attending therapy more practical.
Questions people ask about Sharon
What concerns does Sharon help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, grief, self-esteem and related issues such as eating, sleeping and parenting strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sharon uses a warm, compassionate and collaborative approach that adapts to each person. She combines practical techniques with reflective conversation and moves at the client's pace.
What is her professional background?
Sharon has five years' experience and has worked as an integrative counsellor with a Sexual Survivors Trust since 2021. She also has prior experience in safeguarding roles supporting people through crisis.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practices in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English and Sharon accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are fees 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?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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