Garon Sheppard, NCPS

Garon Sheppard brings nine years of counselling experience combined with a long history of work in the addictions, homelessness, and housing sectors. He draws on personal experience of recovery and loss to connect with people facing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, addiction, low self-esteem, and other life challenges. By blending empathetic, nonjudgmental support with practical strategies, he helps clients identify strengths, process difficult emotions, and build skills for lasting change.

Garon works from a client-centered perspective while integrating techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, along with mindfulness practices and psychodynamic ideas when appropriate. His approach is collaborative and tailored - he meets clients where they are, listens closely to their goals, and co-creates steps forward that feel achievable and relevant to everyday life.

Service options include online counselling for convenient access, walk-and-talk therapy in and around Witney, Burford, Carterton, and across Oxfordshire, as well as Reiki healing and guided mindfulness exercises. He holds NCPS credentialing and combines professional training with lived experience to support people through recovery, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and a wide range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

Whether someone is seeking short-term coaching or deeper therapeutic work, Garon offers a clear, compassionate space to explore challenges and discover practical ways to build resilience, improve communication, and pursue a more purposeful life.

Therapeutic approaches and flexible online support

Garon commonly draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) to guide his online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on building a trusting therapeutic relationship and exploring a person’s goals and values so they can lead the pace and direction of their change. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and introduces practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. DBT offers tools for regulating intense emotions, improving interpersonal effectiveness, and coping with overwhelming urges, which can be especially useful for addiction, anger, and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Garon collaborates with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. He adapts techniques over time, combining different approaches where helpful so the work remains relevant and client-led.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limitations. These formats make it possible to sustain regular contact, practice new skills between sessions, and access support from home or elsewhere, while working with licensed professionals and experienced therapists to progress at a comfortable pace.