Sharon Horwood, BACP

Sharon Horwood is a BACP-qualified therapist based in Southend on Sea, United Kingdom, with three years of professional practice. She brings both clinical experience and personal insight to her work, having navigated a life-changing brain injury that affected her family and friends and which she now draws on in therapeutic conversations.

Sharon works with people facing stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, anger and motivation challenges, and those seeking greater confidence. She also supports clients through major life changes, grief, trauma, parenting concerns, career transitions, and a range of mood and adjustment issues. Her approach is grounded in client-centered therapy - an emphasis on listening, empathy, and helping people access their own strengths to make meaningful change.

Sharon believes each person is the expert in their own story and aims to create a space where strengths can be noticed and built on. She encourages anyone considering therapy to acknowledge the courage it takes to begin. She is comfortable working with younger people unsure of direction as well as older adults seeking new paths. Sessions are available by video call, and messaging is used only for initial assessment and arranging appointments. Her schedule is flexible to accommodate different needs.

Client-Centered Support for Online Sessions

Client-centered therapy focuses on offering a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist listens deeply and reflects back the client’s experience. This approach helps people explore feelings, clarify values, and build confidence to face issues such as stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, grief, and life changes.

Sharon works collaboratively to determine which elements of therapy best suit each person. Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the journey - the therapist and client work together to set goals, try out different ways of working, and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful and practical.

Online therapy offers flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, support ongoing work between meetings, and provide a consistent way to connect with registered professionals and therapists regardless of location within the therapist’s service area.