Shaun Gordon , BACP

Shaun Gordon is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who brings three years of practice to his work. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds an FdSc in person-centred counselling. Shaun aims to make reaching out as straightforward as possible for people who feel overwhelmed.

He works in a warm, accepting manner and focuses on what each person wants to achieve in therapy. He invites regular feedback so sessions can be adjusted to meet a client's needs and goals. Shaun emphasises partnership and listens for what matters most to the individual.

Shaun has experience in voluntary and private settings and has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and obsessive compulsive issues. He has also supported people through bereavement, life transitions, relationship and interpersonal difficulties, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.

Earlier roles include mental health work in crisis prevention and group facilitation for obsessive-compulsive, body dysmorphic and hoarding support groups. He has helped design and run recovery groups in collaboration with specialist services for treatment-resistant conditions.

Shaun values treating each person as an individual rather than a diagnosis. He draws on person-centred ways of working to build a therapeutic relationship that fits the client's pace and aims. His approach is practical and tries to keep the process clear and manageable for people who are already under stress.

How Shaun uses different approaches online

Shaun commonly works from a client-centred base, which means he follows the person's priorities and responds to what feels most important to them in the moment. This approach helps when someone needs a listening ear and a space to make sense of their feelings.

He also uses mindfulness-based techniques to help people develop simple ways to notice thoughts and physical sensations without getting overwhelmed, which can be useful for anxiety, stress and low mood. In addition, Shaun draws on solution-focused ideas to set clear, short-term goals and identify practical steps a person can try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Shaun will discuss options and adapt methods based on a client's needs, goals and preferences, so decisions are collaborative rather than fixed in advance.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when lower bandwidth or no camera is preferable, and chat or text can fit short check-ins or quicker exchanges between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family demands and day-to-day life.