- Trauma-informed care
- Collaborative approach
- Practical steps
About Shona
Shona Moncrieff is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She has three years of professional experience and works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem and motivation struggles. She also supports those coping with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction and life changes, and she lists adoption and foster care among her additional focus areas.
Her practice draws on a mix of approaches so sessions can be adapted to what a person needs. Shona uses methods such as acceptance and commitment therapy, attachment-based work, cognitive behavioural therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy and client-centred techniques. She takes a trauma-informed stance when working with people who have adverse childhood experiences.
Shona aims to help people notice strengths they already have and use them to meet current challenges. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to the individual, with practical steps alongside talking and reflection. She encourages straightforward goals that feel manageable between sessions.
People can expect a calm, non-judgemental atmosphere where they are invited to bring whatever they are experiencing. The first session is used to understand immediate concerns and to agree how to proceed. Ongoing work is shaped around each person’s goals and life circumstances.
Shona offers sessions in English and works from the perspective that the client is the expert on their own life. She welcomes people affected by adoption and foster care issues and other relationship or identity concerns, while taking care to match methods to each person's needs and pace.
How these therapeutic approaches translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. Online ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress and motivation problems because it teaches practical skills to move towards what matters. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Working this way helps people understand connection and trust issues and can be done through reflective conversation and relational exercises that suit remote sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide whether to use ACT, attachment-focused work, CBT or other methods and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can still fit around busy lives and can make appointments easier to attend. It may allow shorter check-ins, conversations without travel, and easier scheduling around work or caregiving. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and practical tools so therapy continues to feel useful even when it happens remotely.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?
Shona supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and adverse childhood experiences. She also helps with low self-esteem, addiction, grief, relationship and intimacy issues and life transitions.
What is Shona's therapeutic style?
She works in a collaborative, client-centred way and adapts methods to each person's needs. Sessions combine talking with practical exercises and goal-setting.
How much professional experience does she have?
Shona has three years of professional work experience supporting people in therapeutic settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP registration and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Shona?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.