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Ivana Sharp, BACP

Ivana Sharp is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of experience.

About Ivana

Ivana Sharp is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of experience. She offers one-to-one work that aims to help people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, depression or major life changes. Her approach is calm and responsive, aiming to help people feel more centred and able to cope.

Ivana describes her work as collaborative. She treats therapy as a partnership where the client’s own knowledge of their life matters.

Background and approach

She will not give quick answers but will help people explore options and find what feels right for them. Her background combines humanistic and psychodynamic influences with elements of cognitive behavioural work, mindfulness and body-focused thinking. This blended approach lets her adapt methods to each person’s needs rather than following one fixed model.

She has experience in both short-term and longer-term work, and has supported people through bereavement and other difficult life events in community settings. Her training includes an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling completed in 2015. Ivana pays attention to how the body and mind connect and has a special interest in neurodiversity and ecological or climate-related concerns.

In sessions she aims to be authentic and respectful, while keeping clear boundaries and a steady framework for the work to unfold.

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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

How Ivana’s approaches translate to online work

Ivana draws on humanistic and psychodynamic ideas alongside elements of cognitive behavioural thinking and mindfulness. Humanistic-informed work focuses on listening, validation and supporting each person’s own goals, which helps with low mood, life changes and finding meaning. Psychodynamic-influenced attention looks at patterns from past relationships and how they show up now, useful for attachment, abandonment and relationship-related concerns. Cognitive behavioural elements offer practical steps to identify unhelpful thoughts and experiment with different ways of coping for anxiety and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with you about what feels most helpful and try different ways of working until you find a good fit. That process is collaborative and shaped by your needs, goals and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow a fuller conversational session similar to face to face. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, more frequent support between sessions, or people who find typing easier than talking. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life, while still enabling ongoing therapeutic contact with registered or accredited professionals.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does Ivana help with?

She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, and separation.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is empathic, relational and collaborative. She combines talking, mindful awareness and attention to the body to help people make sense of their experience.

How much experience does she have?

Ivana has ten years of experience working in independent practice and in community services, including bereavement support and short-term counselling at a mental health charity.

What credentials and location are relevant?

She holds an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (2015) and is listed with BACP. She is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not take international clients at this time.

What session formats are offered?

Work is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

Session costs vary with location and therapist availability. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a course of work?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist’s availability.