Sharon Silver

Sharon Silver is a counsellor with nine years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. She greets people with a warm and accepting manner and aims to build a trusting therapeutic relationship. Sharon describes her work as tailored to each person, using a blend of approaches chosen to meet individual needs.

She sees stress, anxiety, depression and low mood, and helps people who are coping with grief and loss. Parenting and relationship concerns are common topics in her work, and she also supports people with self-esteem, body image and eating or sleeping difficulties. Sharon lists ADHD, trauma and intimacy-related issues among her areas of focus.

Her practice draws on a mix of methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy. She aims to match techniques to the person rather than use a fixed formula. Sessions are presented as a space to talk through worries and practice new ways of responding.

Sharon highlights particular interest in abandonment and attachment issues, avoidant and dependent personality patterns, codependency and communication problems. She also notes experience with caregiver stress, blended family issues and coping with life changes.

Sharon holds BACP registration, which is shown as her listed credential. She speaks English and works from the UK. Her style is practical and compassionate, and she welcomes people who want steady encouragement while they make changes.

How Sharon’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing thoughts and habits, and practising small behavioural changes to ease symptoms like panic, insomnia or low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early patterns of relating and how they show up now, which can help with intimacy, abandonment worries and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon describes her practice as collaborative and flexible, and she will help you identify which methods fit your needs and goals. Together you can try different techniques and adjust the plan as progress is made.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Many people find remote sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a work break. Online work also supports continuity when life circumstances change, letting therapy continue across distances or when routines are disrupted.