Counsellor profile
Sharon Jardine, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and Anxiety
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Mindfulness methods
- Solution-focused work
About Sharon
Counsellor Sharon Jardine is a BACP member with three years of professional practice in the United Kingdom. She works part time while continuing to draw on a longer career supporting others. Sharon commonly helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
She uses a person-centred style. Sessions are led by what the client wants to talk about, and she treats the person as the expert in their own story. Sharon also works with specific issues such as hoarding and domestic abuse, and she supports people managing grief, parenting strains, ADHD and low self-esteem.
Her approach blends simple talking therapy with mindfulness and solution-focused ideas. That means sessions often involve noticing thoughts and feelings, looking for small practical steps, and setting short-term goals when helpful. Motivational interviewing can come into play when someone feels stuck and wants to explore change.
Sharon describes her manner as informal while using theory to guide practice. Clients can expect straightforward conversations, active listening and practical questions that keep sessions focused on the issues raised. She aims to validate feelings and help people identify strengths they can use.
Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Sharon works in English and is not taking international clients. To begin, people select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her approaches are used in online counselling
Sharon draws on person-centred work and mindfulness in online sessions. Person-centred work means the conversation follows what the client wants to discuss, with the counsellor listening and reflecting to help clarify thoughts. Mindfulness involves simple exercises to notice thoughts and bodily sensations, which can help with anxiety and stress.She also uses solution-focused ideas and motivational interviewing when helpful. Solution-focused work looks for small practical steps and short-term goals to change day-to-day patterns. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and wants to explore their own reasons for change. Choosing which mix to use is part of the work and is decided together with the client based on their needs and preferences.
The practical aim of online counselling is to make sessions fit into everyday life. Confirm the current session formats before booking as the biography does not list them explicitly. Online work can make it easier to have appointments around work or family, to use shorter check-ins when time is limited, or to avoid travel. Registered or accredited professionals can guide how to structure sessions so they suit a person’s routine and goals.
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Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue, and also works with issues such as hoarding and domestic abuse.
What style of therapy does she use?
She uses a person-centred style supported by mindfulness, motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to guide sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Sharon has three years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom and earlier experience in roles supporting others.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
In what languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and cost varies with location.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.