Shirley-Anne Bingham

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• Trauma informed

About Shirley-Anne

Shirley-Anne Bingham works on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, career concerns and coping with life changes using a person-centred, trauma informed approach. She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has seven years' experience working as a full-time counsellor.

Shirley-Anne has worked in NHS and charity settings. She has supported people through bereavement, relationship breakdown, anxiety and depression. She also has experience helping people manage chronic illness, including cancer, and issues linked to menopause and neurodiversity.

Her practice pays attention to trauma and its effects on everyday life. She offers a coaching element alongside counselling to focus on practical steps when that fits the person's goals. Sessions are collaborative and reviewed regularly so aims can be adjusted as understanding grows.

Shirley-Anne commonly addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, workplace difficulties and isolation. She also works with issues such as guilt, shame, sexuality, midlife questions and developing self-love and life purpose.

Sessions are conducted in English and rooted in evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside person-centred principles. People who prefer clear, practical conversations about what helps may find this approach useful. To begin, follow the service booking steps to match with a counsellor and arrange a first appointment.

How Shirley-Anne uses therapeutic methods online

Shirley-Anne works from a person-centred framework, which focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people make sense of their own priorities. This approach suits people who want a counsellor to follow their lead and help clarify what matters most.

She is trauma informed, which means she pays attention to how past harm affects present thoughts and feelings. In practice this can mean pacing sessions carefully, checking what feels manageable and helping people develop ways to cope with difficult memories or reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shirley-Anne will discuss what feels most helpful and adjust methods as sessions progress, making decisions together about goals and techniques.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work or family commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people choose a setting that suits them, for example a quieter room or a short session during a break, which helps therapy fit into everyday life.

Topics Shirley-Anne lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Divorce and separation
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Questions about Shirley-Anne

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among her main areas of work and she has supported people with common mental health challenges for seven years.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises person-centred counselling with a trauma informed perspective and integrates coaching where useful.

How long has she been practising?

She has been working full time as a counsellor for seven years, including roles in NHS and charity settings.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Does she take international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.