Sharon Brooks-Esprit

Sharon Brooks-Esprit is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people navigate painful life changes. She supports those dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship strains. Sharon also works with people affected by trauma, parenting challenges and divorce and separation.

She uses a Client-Centred approach, which means sessions are led by the client’s needs and pace. Sharon aims to create a calm and non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and discover their own next steps.

Sharon has around 15 years of experience working in counselling roles across the United Kingdom, including time in NHS settings, prisons and educational environments. She continues to work part time with young people in a further education setting and with patients via NHS services for depression and anxiety.

In practice she draws on additional skills from approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness and Compassion-Focused work to tailor techniques to each person. She says she prefers openness and a relaxed atmosphere, and aims to help people build confidence while they deal with life challenges.

Her background also includes work with issues such as codependency, multicultural concerns, fatherhood issues, hospice and end-of-life counselling, non-monogamous relationships and prejudice-related distress. Sharon aims to support people to find clearer ways forward and better manage whatever situation they face.

How Client-Centred Work Fits with Online Therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and following the client’s pace. In practice this looks like a counsellor providing a warm, accepting presence and reflecting what the person brings. This approach helps with relationship issues, grief and life changes by making space to talk things through and notice new perspectives.

Sharon also draws on practical tools from Cognitive Behavioural ideas and Mindfulness when they suit a person’s needs. CBT-style techniques can help with managing anxious thoughts and everyday routines, while Mindfulness can support calmer responses to stress. The choice of approach is collaborative and tailored to what the client wants to work on.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help you decide what to try, adapt methods as you go, and revisit goals if something does not feel helpful. This collaborative way aims to match therapy to your needs, goals and preferences.

The original profile does not list which session formats are offered, so confirm available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to continue work between sessions with practice tasks or breathing exercises suggested by the counsellor.