Sharon Redmond, AASW

Sharon Redmond is an AASW counsellor with three years of experience helping people navigate relationship strains, parenting challenges, stress and anxiety. She also supports those facing grief, mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, and people dealing with addictions or eating issues. Sharon aims to make first steps easier and less overwhelming for anyone ready to try change.

Sharon uses clear, practical conversations rather than clinical jargon. She listens closely to each person’s situation and adapts sessions to what they need. That might mean focusing on communication skills, coping strategies, or planning small life changes that build confidence over time.

Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. She combines these with client-centred techniques to keep the work grounded and collaborative. Sessions can include skill-building, noticing unhelpful patterns, and setting realistic goals.

Sharon also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, abandonment and attachment concerns, and challenges linked to autism or blended family dynamics. She works with issues around self-esteem, body image, and career transitions too.

Sharon believes respect, sensitivity and compassion are central to good therapy. She tailors conversation and practical steps to each person’s situation and pace. The focus is on helping people make steady, manageable changes toward a more satisfying life.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while still moving toward what matters to them. It is useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns and practising alternative responses to lift mood and manage anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication, which can help with intimacy, abandonment concerns and caregiver stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will discuss different methods with each person and choose what fits their goals, preferences and everyday life. She aims to be collaborative and to explain why a particular technique might help before using it.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use tools such as worksheets, in-session exercises and between-session practice more readily. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt exercises for video or phone conversations to suit individual needs.