Sharan Thiara, BACP
7 years in practice
Sharan Thiara is a counsellor who aims to make starting therapy easier for people feeling anxious or overwhelmed.
License and registration
- BACP
- 380825 · expires February 2026
- Years in practice
- 7
- 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 Sharan
Sharan Thiara is a counsellor who aims to make starting therapy easier for people feeling anxious or overwhelmed. She welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma in a calm and non-judgemental way. Sharan works in English and carries the BACP credential, and she practises from the United Kingdom.
Sharan brings seven years of experience to her work. She uses an integrative, humanistic style that draws on different methods to meet each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and focused on what matters to the client right now rather than jargon or labels. Her approach emphasises helping people stay grounded when difficult memories or feelings come up. She values the person in front of her and treats clients as experts on their own lives.
Practical skills are combined with deeper reflection so people can manage day-to-day problems and long-standing issues. Sharan often works with concerns around relationships, grief, intimacy, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting stress, anger and self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with career issues, compassion fatigue and the impact of major life changes.
People can expect a gentle tone and steady presence in sessions. Sharan aims to help clients find clearer choices and small, manageable steps forward. She encourages collaboration so therapy fits each person’s goals and pace.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sharan lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- 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
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharan names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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 therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy
Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility in a person's life. It helps people facing loss, large life changes, or questions about purpose to name what matters and make decisions that fit their values.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical ways to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them. It focuses on clear values and small actions that move someone toward the life they want, and can be useful for anxiety, depression and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will talk through options and adapt methods to the client's needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process that may blend elements from different therapies as sessions progress.
Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers a brief check-in and messaging lets people write thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family, travel or other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Sharan works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions and a wide range of related issues such as grief, intimacy problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain and career concerns.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Her style is humanistic and integrative, using practical skills alongside deeper reflection to help people manage symptoms and make meaningful changes.
How much experience does she have?
Sharan has seven years of experience working with clients in therapeutic settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP accreditation and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Sharan offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
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