Ivana Sharp, BACP
Ivana Sharp is a counsellor with ten years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and hard life changes.
About Ivana
Ivana Sharp is a counsellor with ten years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and hard life changes. She works in a down-to-earth way and aims to make sessions feel steady and understandable.
People come for a clear problem or for a vague sense that something is off, and she focuses on what each person brings to the room. Ivana describes her work as collaborative. She treats therapy as a shared project where the client’s knowledge of their life matters as much as her own background.
Background and approach
That means no ready-made answers, and time to try things that feel right for the person in front of her. Her background blends humanistic and psychodynamic thinking, with elements of cognitive behavioural approaches and mindfulness. That mix helps her adapt to different needs, from practical coping skills to exploring deeper patterns linked to attachment or past losses.
She has experience supporting people with bereavement and with a variety of long-term and short-term therapies. Her traineeship includes an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling, which she completed in 2015. She also maintains a regular mindfulness practice and takes part in peer groups and supervision.
Ivana pays attention to the body-mind connection and has an interest in neurodiversity and ecological concerns. In sessions she aims to be genuine and clear about the structure of therapy, so people know what to expect and can focus on doing the work that matters to them.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 145362 | May 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Ivana works with
Everything Ivana lists, 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
Online support
She also draws on elements of cognitive behavioural approaches to offer practical strategies for changing unhelpful patterns. These techniques look at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offer small experiments to test new ways of coping. Choosing between approaches is collaborative - the therapist and client work together to find what fits the person’s goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as they go.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls make it possible to see non-verbal cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins and messaging allows ongoing written reflection between scheduled meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving and daily life while keeping the therapeutic focus and continuity of care.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Ivana supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. She also works with related issues such as attachment concerns, body image and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She describes her approach as collaborative, relational and transparent. Sessions combine listening, reflection and practical strategies chosen together with the client.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in both long-term and short-term counselling roles, including bereavement work and charity counselling services.
What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP registration and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are paid through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
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