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Ivana Sharp, BACP

Ivana Sharp is a UK-based counsellor with ten years of practice supporting people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and major life changes.

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About Ivana

Ivana Sharp is a UK-based counsellor with ten years of practice supporting people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and major life changes. She offers one-to-one sessions that aim to help people feel more centred, alive and able to cope. Her style is warm and responsive, focusing on each person’s individual needs and pace.

Ivana uses an integrative approach that blends humanistic and psychodynamic ideas with elements of cognitive behavioural work and mindfulness.

Background and approach

That mix helps her to tailor sessions so they match what a person brings - whether a clear problem like anxiety, or a vague sense that something feels off. She pays attention to how body and mind connect and often brings mindfulness practices into the work. She has particular interest in neurodiversity and in issues linked to climate and ecological concerns.

Her background includes teaching and work with children with special educational needs, plus roles in bereavement counselling and short-term counselling at a mental health charity. This range of experience informs her understanding of different life challenges. Ivana describes therapy as collaborative.

She invites curiosity and honesty, and she aims to be both engaged and reflective in sessions. Boundaries and a clear therapeutic frame are agreed at the start so there is space to look at difficult material safely. People working together with Ivana can expect a respectful, containing space to slow down, reflect and reconnect with parts of themselves.

The focus is on practical ways to manage distress alongside exploring deeper meaning and purpose.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	145362	May 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Ivana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Depression
Coping with life changes
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Body image
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hearing impaired
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Ivana commonly draws on humanistic and psychodynamic ideas and uses mindfulness in her work. Humanistic approaches focus on the person’s present experience and strengths, helping people connect with what matters and build self-understanding. Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns in relationships and feelings that repeat over time, which can help when old hurts or attachment issues affect current life. Mindfulness practice offers simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations, and can help with anxiety, trauma-related stress and depression.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will explore your needs, goals and preferences together with you and agree a way of working that fits. That collaborative process may change over time as different issues come up and progress is made.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit counselling around work, caring responsibilities or mobility needs while keeping regular contact with a registered professional.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does Ivana help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes, among other related concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Sessions are collaborative and relational, combining listening, mindfulness and practical approaches to help people make sense of their experience.

What experience does Ivana bring?

Ivana has ten years of experience in independent practice and has worked in bereavement services and short-term counselling for a mental health charity.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

Ivana provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as session formats.

How do I begin working with her and what does it cost?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to availability; cost varies by location and uses a cancellable subscription model.