Sharon Horwood, BACP

Sharon Horwood is a therapist based in Southend on Sea who brings both professional training and lived experience to her work. With three years of practice, she supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, anger management needs, motivation challenges and life transitions. She also draws on her personal experience of a life-changing brain injury and its impact on family and friends to inform empathetic, practical support for clients dealing with complex recovery and adaptation.

Sharon works from a client-centered perspective, which means she focuses on understanding each person as the expert on their own story and helping them build on their strengths. She aims to create a collaborative space where clients can explore direction, process outside influences and develop confidence to make changes - whether that involves finding a new path in youth or starting again later in life. Sharon holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which signifies professional standards in counselling practice.

She offers therapy primarily by video call and uses messaging only for the initial assessment and to arrange sessions. Her schedule is flexible to accommodate different needs, and she welcomes conversations about how therapy can fit into each client s life.

Client-Centered Support Delivered Online

Client-Centered Therapy is Sharon s primary approach. It emphasizes empathetic listening, acceptance and working at the client s pace so the individual can explore feelings, values and goals. This approach can be especially helpful for people wrestling with self-esteem, relationship issues, life transitions and emotional recovery after significant events.

Alongside a counselling focus, Sharon also integrates coaching-style conversations when appropriate to help clarify direction, build motivation and set practical steps toward change. Coaching elements can suit clients who want clearer goals around career, parenting or life purpose while still working from a supportive, person-led framework.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Sharon works collaboratively to identify what fits each client s needs, goals and preferences. She will discuss options and adapt the format as therapy progresses so the work remains relevant and achievable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone let clients attend from home or other convenient locations, while live chat and text-based messaging provide additional options for communication. Sharon s schedule is flexible, which helps accommodate different routines and commitments and supports continuity of care across life changes.