Tracy Sharman, BACP

Tracy Sharman is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and depression. Tracy offers a straightforward, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings. She acknowledges that beginning therapy takes courage and encourages that first step. Tracy uses approaches drawn from attachment work and client-centred practice to build trust and understanding. She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Dialectical behaviour strategies and emotionally-focused techniques are used where they suit someone’s needs. In sessions she listens first, then helps set small, practical goals. Conversations are plain and focused on what is useful day to day. She helps people learn coping skills and new ways to respond when old reactions cause pain. Tracy supports people facing life changes, addiction concerns, bipolar-related challenges and career stress. Additional areas she works with include attention differences, body image, communication and caregiver strain. She will work collaboratively to set the pace and focus of therapy. Conversations are paced to the individual and shaped around achievable steps. The emphasis is on clearer thinking, steadier moods and practical coping tools that fit everyday life. To begin, clients choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short questionnaire to match and schedule sessions.

How Tracy’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and how early connections shape current feelings and reactions. It can help when fear of abandonment, attachment issues or relationship patterns cause distress. Client-centred therapy centres the person in the room and emphasises being heard; it helps people make sense of their own priorities and choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and actions that maintain problems and introduces practical skills to break unhelpful patterns. Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Tracy will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. That choice is collaborative and may change as therapy progresses. If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow quieter check-ins that do not need video. It also allows people to use written tools and between-session exercises that support progress. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these approaches so the work still focuses on real-life problems and practical skills rather than abstract theory.