Sharlin Paul, BACP

Sharlin Paul is an integrative therapist and life coach who supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship difficulties. With a focus on childhood trauma, attachment issues, and self-esteem, she helps clients uncover patterns that have shaped their lives and build practical strategies to move forward. Over a 10-year career she has worked with individuals, couples, and young people across a range of therapeutic settings, bringing empathy, curiosity, and a collaborative stance to each session.

Her practice blends psychodynamic exploration - looking at how past experiences influence current feelings and behaviour - with client-centered and solution-focused techniques that help clients take meaningful action. Sessions may include reflective work, practical tools, and exercises between meetings to reinforce change. She does not offer one-off sessions, reflecting a commitment to supporting lasting progress rather than brief interventions.

Sharlin is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which is the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK, and a member of the Association for Coaching, which supports professional coaching standards. She has continued professional development in areas such as play therapy, couples and sex therapy, understanding eating disorders, anger management, and goal setting and motivation.

Open to international clients, she offers therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Whether someone is coping with trauma, relationship or communication problems, or searching for life purpose and direction, Sharlin aims to provide a compassionate, non-judgmental space for sustained growth and healing. As featured on Channel 5.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Sharlin Paul integrates client-centered therapy and psychodynamic work to help clients explore feelings, relationships, and underlying patterns. Client-centered therapy emphasizes a warm, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship where the client’s experience guides the work - this approach is helpful for building self-esteem, addressing attachment issues, and finding direction. Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence current behaviour and emotions, which can be useful for understanding trauma, recurring relationship difficulties, and long-standing emotional themes.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Sharlin works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best. She listens to a client’s goals, preferences, and practical needs and adapts methods over time so the work remains relevant and effective for the individual.

Online therapy with Sharlin is offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different lifestyles and schedules. These options make it easier to access regular sessions from wherever the client is located and can support continuity of care for international clients or those balancing work, family, and other commitments.