Counsellor profile
Shaun Underwood, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and anxiety focus
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 395505
- Experience4 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- CBT methods
- ACT principles
- Attachment work
About Shaun
Shaun Underwood is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. He offers therapy for stress, anxiety, anger, depression and related struggles. Shaun works with people coping with relationship difficulties, addictions, bereavement and trauma, and supports those facing career or parenting challenges.
His approach is interactive and person-centred. Sessions focus on listening, practical skills and small steps that a person can use between meetings. Shaun draws on methods from cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy when they suit a client's situation.
He also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. That can help with communication problems, intimacy issues and feelings tied to abandonment or attachment difficulties. Shaun aims to identify patterns and try different tools to shift them.
Work in session usually mixes talking with agreed practical exercises. These can include behavioural experiments, values-based actions, breath or grounding techniques and skills to manage strong emotions. Shaun encourages clients to test what works and adapt the methods over time.
Sessions may be useful when someone is snapping at people they care about, holding ongoing resentment, or finding anger shows up at work. Shaun accepts international clients and offers remote options; confirm current session choices before booking.
How sessions work
How Shaun uses approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values while learning to notice difficult thoughts without following them. It can help when anger or avoidance get in the way of what matters to someone.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Online CBT often uses short exercises, behavioural experiments and practical planning to reduce reactive patterns like snapping or rumination.
Attachment-Based Therapy explores how earlier relationships shape current responses to stress and intimacy. Working online can help people reflect on patterns and try new ways of relating in everyday life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and the therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that suit a person's goals and preferences. Shaun will discuss different options and adapt techniques based on what the client finds helpful.
Practical benefits of remote work include easier fitting of sessions around work or family commitments, the option of a shorter phone check-in when time is limited, and choosing video or audio depending on bandwidth or comfort. The biography lists video, telephone and live chat as formats he has used, but confirm which session types are currently offered before booking.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression and related issues such as relationship strain, addiction, grief and trauma.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are interactive and person-centred, combining listening with practical skills and exercises to try between meetings.
How much experience does he have?
Shaun has four years' experience as a counsellor working with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
Which session formats does he offer?
The original biography mentions face-to-face and remote therapies, including video, telephone and live chat; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.