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 works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression and the effects of trauma and abuse. Ivana aims to offer a calm, steady space where someone can be heard and begin to make sense of what feels overwhelming.
She adopts an integrative approach, drawing on humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural ideas alongside mindfulness and body-centred work.
Background and approach
This mix lets her adapt to what each person needs in the moment rather than following a rigid script. Sessions tend to be collaborative, with the client’s own knowledge and goals shaping the path forward. Ivana has worked in both long-term and time-limited settings, including bereavement support and short-term counselling at a mental health charity.
Her background also includes teaching and working with children with special educational needs, and she brings that practical experience into how she listens and responds. She pays particular attention to the connection between body and mind and has a strong interest in neurodiversity and ecological or climate-related concerns.
Ivana emphasises a clear structure in sessions, agreed boundaries, and a relational style that uses the therapeutic relationship as part of the work. People who choose to work with her can expect a thoughtful, patient approach that encourages curiosity and gradual change. The aim is to help people feel more centred, alive and able to manage life’s changes with greater confidence.
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
Choosing the best approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt the methods over time. Clients and therapist work together to test what helps, with adjustments made as progress is seen or priorities change.
Online therapy with Ivana can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face contact and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed, and messaging or live chat can fit into a busy day for shorter reflections. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical, meaningful change.
Frequently asked
What kinds of issues does Ivana help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and coping with life changes, plus related concerns such as attachment, body image and chronic illness.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The style is collaborative and relational, combining humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural ideas with mindfulness and body-centred work to match individual needs.
What is her professional background?
Ivana has ten years of practice, experience in bereavement counselling and short-term counselling at a mental health charity, and prior work in teaching and special educational needs.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Ivana offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to work together online.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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