Sharon Brooks-Esprit , BACP

Sharon Brooks-Esprit is a BACP-accredited counsellor with 15 years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and family difficulties, trauma, and life transitions. She works from a client-centered foundation that prioritises empathy, acceptance, and respect, creating a calm, non-judgemental environment where people can explore their feelings and find their own path forward.

Her background includes work across NHS settings, charities, prisons, in-patient and community services, and with young people in further education, and she continues to practise part-time in educational and NHS settings. Sharon is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR - a trauma-focused therapy she offers privately and sometimes draws on within broader counselling when appropriate. She also applies techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches, mindfulness, and compassion-focused methods to tailor support to individual needs.

Sharon is progressing a Diploma in Supervision to support qualified therapists and care professionals, and holds a range of qualifications including a Master’s degree in Person-Centred Counselling and accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which recognises professional standards in the UK. Her style is warm, open and occasionally light-hearted, aimed at strengthening confidence, encouraging growth, and helping people move forward while respecting their pace and preferences.

Client-Centered Care and Online Therapeutic Support

Sharon works from a client-centered approach that emphasises empathy, unconditional positive regard, and collaboration. This way of working focuses on listening deeply, reflecting the client's experience back, and supporting people to find their own solutions - it is helpful for emotional struggles, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and life transitions.

She is also trained in EMDR, a trauma-focused method that can help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity when that approach is suitable for the individual's needs. When appropriate, Sharon may integrate elements from cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness to provide practical skills for managing symptoms and building coping strategies.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Sharon works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to identify methods that match the client’s goals, preferences and circumstances. Online sessions via video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging allow flexibility in scheduling and make therapy more accessible for people balancing work, family or other commitments. These options enable ongoing support that fits into everyday life while maintaining the therapeutic relationship and continuity of care.