Sharon Brooks-Esprit

Sharon Brooks-Esprit is a BACP-accredited counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 15 years' experience. She continues to work part-time as a counsellor in a further education setting and still sees NHS patients experiencing mild, moderate or severe depression and/or anxiety who have self-referred to the NHS Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service or been referred by their GP.

Her professional background includes work with charities and roles within the NHS across mental health units, prisons, in-patient and community settings. Sharon is DBS cleared to work with adults and children.

She is a qualified Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) trauma therapist and offers EMDR privately while drawing on relevant EMDR skills within her general practice. Sharon is currently training to be a counselling supervisor so she can support qualified therapists and care professionals in their roles.

Sharon’s counselling practice is rooted in the core conditions of Person-Centred Therapy, providing a calm, non-judgemental and empathic space that places the client at the centre of the work. She also has training and experience in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), and holds additional certificates including DBT individual therapy training and personality disorder awareness.

Her qualifications and professional development include EMDR qualification, BACP accreditation, a Master’s degree in Person-Centred Counselling, certificates and advanced certificates in Person-Centred Counselling, a certificate in life coaching, and a current diploma in supervision.

She specialises in depression, anxiety, bereavement, family conflicts, betrayal and loss, and draws on personal experience of these areas to inform her understanding. Sharon’s style is open and non-judgemental, with a genuine desire to support people to move forward. She creates a relaxed, sometimes light-hearted atmosphere and aims to strengthen each person’s confidence while encouraging personal growth.

Outside work she enjoys meeting people, learning new things, DIY and socialising, and values relaxing time with family and long-standing friends. Sharon’s aim is to help people not only manage their current situation but to live the best life they can.