- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Cognitive behavioural tools
About Sherrine
Sherrine Barrowes is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 10 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and problems with intimacy and depression.
Sherrine treats clients as the expert on their own story. She focuses on building on existing strengths and practical skills. Sessions aim to make difficult feelings easier to manage rather than erase them overnight.
Her work often involves looking at attachment and patterns that show up in close relationships. She helps people who struggle with abandonment fears, codependency, communication problems, and issues that arise around divorce or blended families. Guilt and shame are named areas she addresses alongside forgiveness and fatherhood concerns.
Sherrine draws on a range of approaches to suit different problems. She uses methods from acceptance and commitment work, cognitive behavioural techniques, attachment-based ideas, and some emotion-focused and dialectical skills to help with regulation and relationship repair.
In session she tends to focus on clear, workable steps. That can mean noticing unhelpful patterns, practising new ways of talking with others, and using grounding or thinking strategies when emotions feel overwhelming. People often come to explore what their next steps could look like in everyday life.
To begin she asks clients to describe their current struggles and what they hope to change. From there she and the client decide together which methods and short-term goals to try first.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choosing actions that reflect what matters to the person. It can help when guilt or shame make it hard to move forward. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can reduce repetitive self-blame and teach practical coping strategies. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past bonds shape current trust, intimacy and fear of abandonment.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels useful, and then try methods together in a collaborative way. Over time they adjust what they do based on what helps most.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy week and keeping sessions short or longer as needed. Confirm which session formats are available before booking since the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to attend from different locations, allow simpler check-ins between in-person commitments, or avoid the need to travel on a workday.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues and depression. She also addresses guilt and shame along with problems like abandonment and codependency.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a mix of practical strategies and reflective work to help people notice unhelpful patterns and respond differently. Techniques draw on acceptance and commitment ideas plus cognitive and attachment-informed tools.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working with people on relationship, family and trauma-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees and booking handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.