- Stress and anxiety
- Self esteem support
- Grief and loss
About Sherrie
Sherrie Root is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Her work also covers related areas such as attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image and isolation.
Sherrie offers a straightforward, person-centred way of working. She listens first and helps people name what feels hard. She uses conversation to build understanding of how past experiences shape current feelings and behaviour.
Where helpful, Sherrie draws on cognitive behavioural tools to identify thoughts and routines that keep anxiety or low mood going. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat across relationships. Solution-focused techniques are used when people want practical steps and short-term goals.
Sessions are paced to each person and allow time to process grief, confusion or change. People often work on rebuilding confidence, managing worry, or making decisions after a separation or health challenge. Sherrie also supports those coping with caregiving stress or major life transitions.
Her style is calm and steady, with an emphasis on learning coping skills and increasing self-awareness. She explains ideas in plain language and helps people practise new ways of thinking and behaving. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange their first session.
How her approaches work for online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says. It helps people feel understood and begin to name what is causing stress or low mood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits. Psychodynamic ideas explore repeating patterns from earlier relationships and how they show up now, which can help with long-standing worries and relationship difficulties.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Decisions about which methods to try are made collaboratively and can change as progress is made.
The biography notes remote and telephone counselling as session options, but if you need other formats please confirm before booking. Online or telephone sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around study, work or caring commitments. They can also allow shorter check-ins, avoid travel time and suit days when concentration or energy is low. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the length and focus of sessions to match practical constraints and the goals you set together.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family concerns, grief, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image and isolation.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her approach is person-centred with a mix of methods. She may use cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused steps depending on what the person needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP in her profile.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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