Shirley Rocks, BACP

Shirley Rocks is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years' experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief and related concerns, and lists social anxiety and phobia among her focus areas. Sessions are presented in a straightforward way and she offers options like poetry and journaling when helpful.

Shirley uses simple, practical approaches to help people talk through what feels overwhelming. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening to help clients notice patterns and try new ways of responding. Conversations are paced to what the client needs and proceed without pressure.

Her background includes training with the Mid Ulster Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapy and with Cruse Bereavement, where she developed experience supporting grief and loss. That experience informs her work with bereavement, trauma and emotional transitions.

When writing is useful, Shirley offers guided poetry or journaling exercises. These are optional and described plainly in sessions for people who prefer non-verbal ways to express difficult feelings.

Shirley works with a wide range of concerns including sleep problems, addictions, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, panic and post-traumatic stress. She also notes additional focus areas such as attachment issues, body image and workplace stress. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.

How Shirley uses therapy approaches online