Garon Sheppard, NCPS

Garon Sheppard is a counsellor who combines professional training and lived experience to support people through difficult life chapters. With nine years of counselling experience and a sixteen-year background working in the addictions, homelessness, and housing sectors, he brings practical insight into areas such as addiction recovery, grief, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and trauma.

Having personally navigated addiction, homelessness, and significant loss, Garon draws on those experiences to create a compassionate, non-judgmental therapeutic environment. He works from a client-centered stance while integrating evidence-based methods to help clients identify strengths, process emotions, and develop practical strategies for change. His listed approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness practices, and psychodynamic perspectives.

Garon holds NCPS, which indicates professional registration in counselling and psychotherapy, and he offers a range of ways to engage in therapy to suit different needs. Services include online counselling for flexibility, walk-and-talk sessions in and around Witney, Burford, Carterton, and wider Oxfordshire, Reiki healing, and mindfulness practices to support present-moment awareness and emotional regulation.

He aims to meet clients where they are, move at a comfortable pace, and collaborate on clear, practical goals for recovery and personal growth. Prospective clients are invited to reach out to learn more about how his experience and approach might fit their needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Garon works with several well-established approaches to meet practical and emotional needs. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding the client’s experience and building a trusting, empathetic relationship that helps people explore values, feelings, and personal strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) addresses the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and helps clients develop skills to manage anxiety, low mood, and unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical tools for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal skills, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Garon works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and then tailors methods so therapy feels useful and manageable. He adapts techniques over time as progress and priorities change.

Online therapy provides flexible options for people balancing work, family, or mobility concerns. Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different comfort levels and practical circumstances. This range of formats makes it easier to maintain continuity of care, try different ways of working, and access registered professionals from a distance.