About

Warm, grounded, human counselling and wellbeing in the heart of Kent.

Who I am

I’m Sharron Burley (Dip Cons, MBACP), an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist based in Horton Kirby, Kent.

My work is built on a simple belief: that we heal and move forward through relationship. When we are met with warmth, understanding, acceptance, curiosity and genuine presence, things begin to shift.

People often come to me when life feels overwhelming, confusing, or hard to face alone. Sometimes they just feel stuck. Together, we create space to understand your experiences and reconnect with the parts of yourself that feel unheard, hidden, uncertain or lost.

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My approach

My approach is calm, steady and collaborative. I am not here to diagnose you or to fix you. We work together, at your pace.

I show up as myself. I don’t hide behind professional masks or polished scripts. I am warm, thoughtful and honest, so that you can feel safe to be naturally you.

I draw on person-centred, psychodynamic and existential ways of working, so I can meet you where you are. That might mean gently exploring:

  • How earlier experiences shape your relationships today
  • How emotions show up in the body
  • How you understand yourself and your place in the world

The heart of the work is the relationship between us, a space where you can feel safe, respected and understood. There is no rush here. Let’s just breathe and be.

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Connection with the natural world

Nature shapes the way I work: grounded, present, real and gentle. For those who feel more at ease outdoors, or who would rather not sit face to face in a room, I also offer walk and talk therapy and nature-based wellbeing sessions. I have trained in Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) and sound bathing.

How I can do what I do

Qualifications & experience

  • Level 6 Counsellor / Psychotherapist
  • Diploma gained with the Inter-Psyche Training Institute, linked with the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT)
  • Foundation training with CPCAB
  • Forest bathing practitioner training
  • Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), working within the BACP Ethical Framework

Additional training includes

  • Working with Behaviour that Challenges
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE)
  • Mental Health First Aid
  • Understanding and Supporting People who Self-Harm
  • Samaritans listening training

Further experience

  • Trained Samaritans listener, supporting people in emotional distress
  • Facilitating therapeutic groups
  • Using music, nature and art for wellbeing, emotional regulation and expression
  • Working for a counselling and wellbeing service, supporting clients both short and long term
  • Volunteering for charities and mental health organisations

I have supported people through

  • Surviving abuse and trauma
  • Grief, loss and major life changes
  • Identity, exploration and belonging
  • Anxiety, relationship difficulties and emotional overwhelm
  • Burnout and breakdown
  • Low self-worth
  • Simply feeling different, and not knowing what is wrong

My practice is relational, trauma-informed, inclusive and LGBTQ+ affirming. You just have to identify as you, not as a label.

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A warm invitation

If you are looking for a space where you can speak freely, without judgement, pressure or expectation, you are welcome here.

You don’t need to have the right words. You don’t need to be coping well, or not coping well. Just come as you are. I will meet you there.

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