Sharan Thiara, BACP

Sharan Thiara is a couples and individual psychotherapist who brings a calm, nonjudgmental presence to her clinical work. With seven years of practice and over 100 hours of direct client work, she specialises in anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions and deeper therapeutic work, offering support that balances compassion with practical focus. She values each person as the expert on their own life and aims to create a space where difficult thoughts and feelings can be explored without blame.

Her style is informed by humanistic and integrative perspectives, allowing her to draw on different methods to meet each client’s needs. She maintains a gentle tone intended to help clients stay grounded through challenging moments and transitions. Sharan also holds BACP, which denotes membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and reflects professional training and practice standards.

Sharan recognises that beginning therapy can feel overwhelming and may bring up concerns about judgment or past experiences. Her approach is to acknowledge the effort it takes to seek help and to support people in accepting themselves and working toward practical, meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sharan works with approaches that support emotional clarity and relationship repair. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on personal values and small, workable steps toward a meaningful life; it can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with change. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of relating developed in early relationships and aims to improve connection and safety in present-day partnerships and family dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and adjusting unhelpful thoughts and behaviours to reduce symptoms and build practical coping skills for issues like anxiety, depression and sleep problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is approached collaboratively. Sharan will work with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences and life circumstances, adapting techniques as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people balancing work, family and other commitments. Sessions can take place by video call or phone for live conversation, or through live chat and text-based messaging for shorter check ins and ongoing support. These options make it easier for clients to access licensed professionals and therapists from different locations while maintaining continuity of care.