Shannon Brailsford, BACP

Shannon Brailsford is an integrative counsellor who creates a warm, inclusive space for people to explore the concerns affecting their daily lives. She supports individuals who are struggling to put their needs first, overcommitting, feeling overwhelmed, or experiencing low confidence and a lack of self-belief, and she helps clients navigate feelings of being lost or out of balance.

Working at the client’s pace, Shannon is guided by respect and collaboration, aiming to build a therapeutic relationship based on trust. Together with each person she explores self-limiting beliefs and their origins, and works toward practical, lasting changes that align with the client’s authentic values and goals. Her approach is integrative, drawing on different methods to suit the needs of each individual.

Shannon speaks from personal experience of having been in the client seat and understands how daunting vulnerability can feel. She aims to accompany people with compassion, curiosity, and sensitivity while supporting gentle growth and clearer self-understanding. She holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and asks that prospective clients contact her directly before booking a session. Her website is www.shannoncounselling.com.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Shannon commonly uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes a collaborative, non-directive relationship where the client’s own perspective and pace guide the work. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, life transitions, and improving self-understanding.

She also integrates mindfulness-based techniques to help people develop present-moment awareness, reduce reactivity to stress, and build skills for managing anxiety and overwhelming feelings. These practices are practical and can be used between sessions to support day-to-day coping.

Shannon may draw on psychodynamic ideas to explore how past experiences and attachment patterns influence present relationships and behaviour, which can be useful for concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, and recurring relationship difficulties. Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Shannon works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue work from different locations. Registered professionals and therapists can adapt these formats to support progress while accommodating the practical realities of everyday life.