Shaun Gordon , BACP

Shaun Gordon is a person-centred counsellor from Colchester in the United Kingdom who works with adults of all ages and backgrounds. He aims to make the first step toward support as straightforward as possible, offering a warm, accepting approach that focuses on each person as an individual rather than a set of symptoms. Shaun prioritizes collaboration, checking in regularly with clients to ensure the pace and focus of therapy match their goals and expectations.

He has experience across voluntary and private sectors, supporting people with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and obsessive compulsive disorders, and he has also worked with clients facing bereavement, life transitions, relationship and interpersonal difficulties, self-harm and suicidal thinking. Shaun has worked for West Sussex Mind as a Mental Health Worker in a crisis prevention service and currently works with Mid and North East Essex Mind. He has been a group facilitator for Brighton's OCD, BDD and Hoarding Disorder Support Group since 2014.

Since 2015 he has collaborated with the South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust in the Adult National and Specialist Service for treatment resistant OCD and BDD, contributing to the design and facilitation of recovery groups for in-patients. He has spoken about mental health and recovery in media appearances including ITN and regional news, at a national conference, and in collaboration with Public Health England for Every Mind Matters.

Shaun holds an FdSc - a Foundation Degree - in person-centred counselling from Brighton University and is currently studying toward a BSc in the same subject. He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Person-Centred Care and Online Therapeutic Approaches

Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of the process, offering empathic listening and acceptance so clients can explore their thoughts and feelings and find their own direction. This approach suits people working through life changes, relationship concerns, low self-esteem and general emotional distress.

Trauma-Focused Therapy targets the effects of traumatic experiences by helping people process difficult memories and learn coping strategies to reduce their ongoing impact. It is often helpful for those dealing with abuse, traumatic events, or long-standing traumatic responses.

Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and awareness practices to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation; it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and some patterns of compulsive thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Shaun will work collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best match their needs, goals and preferences, and will adapt the work as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, to receive support from home, and to continue therapy during life transitions or when travel is difficult. Licensed professionals and therapists can deliver effective, focused work through these remote formats while adapting style and pace to suit individual clients.