Sharan Thiara, BACP

Sharan Thiara is a couples and individual psychotherapist based in the United Kingdom who brings an empathetic, holistic approach to her clinical work. With 7 years of professional experience and over 100 hours of client work, she specialises in anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions and deeper therapeutic work while supporting people through relationship and life challenges. Sharan works without judgment and recognises that each person is the expert on their own life, offering steady support as clients explore difficult feelings and patterns.

Her practice is informed by humanistic and integrative methods, allowing her to draw on different ways of working to meet each person’s needs. She maintains a calm, gentle tone that helps clients feel grounded while navigating emotionally charged material. Sharan understands that taking the first step into therapy can feel overwhelming - surfacing past thoughts and fears of being judged - and she emphasises compassion and acceptance, valuing people for doing the best they can. She holds BACP accreditation, which means she is affiliated with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and encourages action that aligns with personal values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early caregiving and attachment patterns shape current relationships and emotional responses, making it helpful for intimacy issues, abandonment concerns and relationship difficulties. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviours through practical strategies and skill building, often benefiting those facing anxiety, low mood and everyday coping challenges.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Sharan works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best suit their needs, goals and preferences. She combines approaches when helpful and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds, so clients play an active role in choosing how to work together.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging offer flexibility and accessibility for people with busy schedules or those in different locations. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity during life transitions, accommodate varying levels of energy and allow registered professionals and therapists to meet clients where they are, supporting consistent progress over time.