Ivana Sharp, BACP

Ivana Sharp is an accredited integrative therapist based in the United Kingdom with 10 years of experience working in private practice. She brings a sensitive, empathic style that responds to whatever a person brings to the session - whether a clearly defined problem such as anxiety or depression, or a more diffuse sense that something feels off. Ivana aims to help people find tailored solutions to their difficulties while supporting them to feel more centred, empowered and alive.

Her integrative training combines humanistic and psychodynamic perspectives with cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness, enabling her to adapt methods to each individual’s needs. She has a particular interest in neurodiversity, the connection between body and mind, and issues related to climate and ecological concern. Ivana places the therapeutic relationship at the heart of the work and emphasises collaboration - bringing professional knowledge and intuition while inviting the client’s own expertise about their life and preferences.

Ivana describes her approach as relational and containing, establishing clear boundaries and a steady frame to support exploration. She uses techniques that range from offering a reflective space to drawing attention to bodily experience, employing mindfulness practice as a reliable way of reconnecting with inner knowing. Her training includes an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (2015), and her experience includes bereavement work with Brent Bereavement Service and short-term integrative therapy within a major mental health charity. Ongoing professional development for Ivana is largely experiential and includes workshops, peer support, personal therapy, supervision and regular mindfulness practice.