Ivana Sharp

Ivana Sharp is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and major life changes. She works in a calm, relational way and aims to help people feel more centred and able to cope. Ivana draws on ten years of experience in therapeutic practice in the United Kingdom and uses an integrative style to suit each person.

Her sessions focus on what a person brings in the room. She uses listening, reflection and practical techniques to address specific problems like anxiety or depression. She also supports people who feel a vague sense that something is wrong and who want help finding direction and meaning.

Ivana trained to an Advanced Diploma level in Humanistic Integrative Counselling in 2015 and holds BACP membership. She has worked in private practice and in community services, including bereavement counselling and short-term counselling at a mental health charity.

Her approach blends humanistic and psychodynamic ideas with elements of cognitive behavioural work, mindfulness and body-oriented thinking. Sessions pay attention to both thoughts and bodily experience, and to how relationships shape feeling and behaviour.

Ivana has a particular interest in neurodiversity, autism and Asperger Syndrome, and in how chronic illness, disability and ageing affect wellbeing. She also explores issues linked to attachment, abandonment and coping after separation.

Therapy with her aims to be collaborative and transparent. She sets clear boundaries at the start, encourages curiosity, and supports clients to slow down, reflect and reconnect with what matters to them.

How Ivana’s approaches translate to online work

Ivana uses humanistic, psychodynamic and mindfulness-informed ways of working to support people. Humanistic work focuses on listening, empathy and helping someone notice what matters in their life. It suits people who want a compassionate space to make sense of feelings and choices.

Psychodynamic ideas look at how past relationships and patterns shape present feelings and reactions. This helps when repetitive relationship problems, attachment issues or long-standing patterns are causing distress. Mindfulness brings simple attention practices into therapy so people can notice bodily sensations and emotions more clearly and reduce overwhelm.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together they will choose the methods that feel most helpful. That collaborative process means the plan can change as therapy unfolds.

Many people find online therapy fits better with busy lives because it reduces travelling and can make scheduling easier. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed and make it simpler to attend from different locations. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm which online or in-person options are available before booking.