Sharon Horwood, BACP

Sharon Horwood BACP is a therapist based in Southend on Sea who brings three years of counselling experience and personal insight to her work. She draws on her own recovery from a life-changing brain injury to understand how sudden change can affect everyday life and relationships. Sharon communicates simply and directly so people feel heard and clear about next steps.

Her approach treats each person as the expert in their own life. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to listen without judgement and to help people find their own solutions. Sessions often focus on building confidence, managing anxiety or anger, and coping with grief or major life changes.

Sharon supports people dealing with stress, low self-esteem, depression, relationship strain, and parenting questions. She also helps those coping with chronic pain, dissociation, trauma and abuse, self-harm, and traumatic brain injury. Practical goals such as improving motivation, managing panic, or exploring life purpose are discussed in plain language.

She offers flexible scheduling and works with clients by video call. Messaging is used only for the initial assessment and to organise appointments. Sessions follow a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

To start, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to therapist availability. Sharon aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk things through and make steady progress.

How Client-Centred Therapy works online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and supporting you to make your own choices. The therapist provides empathic reflection and space to talk, which can help with anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and relationship concerns. Sessions aim to build understanding and confidence rather than prescribing solutions.

Sharon's personal experience with a life-changing brain injury also informs her work online. That background can make it easier to talk through changes in identity, coping with chronic illness or injury, and adapting to new limitations or roles. These conversations are paced to suit each person and their goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will discuss what feels helpful and adapt the way she works to match your needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process where your goals guide the focus of sessions.

Sharon offers therapy by video call and uses messaging only for the initial assessment and to arrange appointments. If you need other session formats, please confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by removing travel, allowing flexible scheduling and letting people join from different locations when needed.