Shari Woolley CBT

Shari Woolley CBT Experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Acceptance and Commitment Therapist offering in person and online therapy

I’ve been busy making some changes to my website if you would like to take a little look https://www.shariwoolleycbt.co....
23/05/2025

I’ve been busy making some changes to my website if you would like to take a little look https://www.shariwoolleycbt.co.uk/ 😊these changes include a curly photo as my hair is usually not straightened these days and I don’t want to shock anyone when they first meet me!☺️

Take your time with your valued steps and goals, no rush. One day at a time, one step at a time. Even the smallest easie...
16/01/2025

Take your time with your valued steps and goals, no rush. One day at a time, one step at a time. Even the smallest easiest steps count. Little by little becomes a lot 🧡

Don’t forget to stop for a moment and check in with yourself 🙂
17/06/2024

Don’t forget to stop for a moment and check in with yourself 🙂

New testimonial: A fantastic and rewarding thing to hear as a therapist is that someone has learnt through your sessions...
14/06/2024

New testimonial: A fantastic and rewarding thing to hear as a therapist is that someone has learnt through your sessions how to now be their own therapist.

My ACT/CBT sessions involve a lot of learning, whether this is practicing new ways of managing thoughts and feelings or learning how to use tools to understand and solve your problems.

Depending on what your main problem is I will usually recommend books to you for in between the sessions and we sometimes plan which chapters to read depending on what we have done in a session. There’s always an exercise to practice each week in between sessions.

Here’s what Pantelis said today about his experience of this kind of therapy- thank you Pantelis, your words have made my day 😌

“Having done counselling before I wasn’t sure what to expect from CBT sessions. Shari is simply amazing! She helped me a lot with my anxiety and she taught me a lot in the space of 5 months. I’ve never felt more confident with myself and i owe this to Shari and her knowledge. | 100% recommend her if you suffer with anxiety!”

If I can do it, you can! Whatever your goal~keep going! 🙂I really had to push myself this morning but look what happened...
07/06/2024

If I can do it, you can! Whatever your goal~keep going! 🙂

I really had to push myself this morning but look what happened- sub30 5k ✅💚 😀. I wasn’t sure it was going to happen but those longer runs must have helped. Sub60 10k next! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

SELF CARE; good self care can take on many forms. It could be about ensuring that you get enough sleep or relaxation tim...
24/05/2024

SELF CARE; good self care can take on many forms. It could be about ensuring that you get enough sleep or relaxation time. Maybe it’s about getting out in the fresh air and exercising. Treats or treatments. Perhaps it’s about what food you decide your body needs today.

Self care helps to establish balance and avoid burnout. Sometimes you may need extra self care to restore balance or relieve stress in a particular area of your life.

🪣Stress bucket; Imagine you have a bucket which gradually gets filled up as you experience different types of stress. Depending on what’s happening in your life, sometimes it may feel quite empty, sometimes full.

Self caring actions can help to relieve some of this stress. You can think of this as like a tap or holes in the bottom of the bucket 🙂

Check in with yourself this bank holiday weekend, how does YOUR stress bucket look? Do what it takes to let the stress out of your bucket!

WEBSITE REFRESH; I’ve been busy adding some new content on my website 🙂 if you would like to have a little look the link...
16/05/2024

WEBSITE REFRESH; I’ve been busy adding some new content on my website 🙂 if you would like to have a little look the link is here https://www.shariwoolleycbt.co.uk/ As always, feedback is very welcome 🙏
All photographs by Key Reflections

CHOICE POINT: if you have worked with me we will have used CHOICE POINT formulations together to map out your recent pro...
15/05/2024

CHOICE POINT: if you have worked with me we will have used CHOICE POINT formulations together to map out your recent problems and to understand what is maintaining them.

Throughout our therapy you will have learnt to use a choice point to boost your recovery in-between sessions and after sessions have ended.

The more you practice using this simple tool the easier you will find it to make sense of your responses to difficult situations, thoughts and emotions.

The tool shows us where our potential choices are and highlights what we may want to unhook from while reminding us of what matters.

This tool, developed by Dr Russ Harris has become central to my ACT practice.

THOUGHT DIFFUSION: If you’ve worked with me then you’ll be familiar with thought diffusion and the hearing thoughts exer...
14/05/2024

THOUGHT DIFFUSION: If you’ve worked with me then you’ll be familiar with thought diffusion and the hearing thoughts exercise 🙂

There’s no way of deleting unhelpful thoughts, beliefs and rules but they don’t have to have any power if we can learn how to let them be in the background

TOOLKIT: sometimes people just need a couple of new tools to break free from anxiety.Louise came to therapy with a lot o...
14/05/2024

TOOLKIT: sometimes people just need a couple of new tools to break free from anxiety.

Louise came to therapy with a lot of knowledge about her OCD and how to recover but was still a little stuck with anxiety. A new way of approaching this has being transformational. Super work Louise I’m so proud of you and I’m confident that you will continue to flourish with your relapse prevention plan and new toolkit ⭐️

“I came to Shari at a time when I felt rock bottom, I’d tried everything but wasn’t moving forward with my OCD recovery. Shari put my mind at ease straight away and we quickly put a plan in place. Each session was so helpful and each week I was progressing even more. Shari has given me vital tools I need to progress and I feel happier than I’ve felt In a long time. I can’t thank Shari enough for all her help, she is knowledgeable, patient and an amazing therapist”⭐️

A heartwarming review and some special words from a client who pushed through the pain of intrusive thoughts and anxiety...
25/04/2024

A heartwarming review and some special words from a client who pushed through the pain of intrusive thoughts and anxiety and came out the other side stronger and confident. I’m so very proud of you Jake 🙌🏻

“I started working with Shari to help me overcome my challenges with intrusive thoughts and anxiety. I had already tried talking therapy which was helpful at the time but never really uncovered or worked on the root cause.
From the outset Shari was professional, thorough and structured. She promised to work with me to provide a set of ‘workable tools’ to use when faced with unhelpful thoughts and feelings.
Shari always offered a non-judgemental space to express my thoughts and feelings and in my opinion went above and beyond to help and guide me on my journey throughout therapy.
I’ll be forever grateful for the genuine support and compassion Shari gave me during my therapy and the tools and knowledge she has shared with me, which now allow me to embrace all thoughts and feelings whilst focusing on my values based actions.
Thanks for helping me to understand that I was never broken, I was just stuck. You really did deliver on your promise!”

We are often capable of so much more than we think we are 💚 A recent testimonial: “I started seeing Shari to help with s...
20/03/2024

We are often capable of so much more than we think we are 💚 A recent testimonial: “I started seeing Shari to help with some longstanding issues with low mood and anxiety. I found Shari to offer kind, compassionate and practical guidance and support throughout our sessions. Shari is authentic and really cares. I always felt comfortable in our sessions to share difficult thoughts and feelings. I felt better after just a few sessions. However, most importantly, I’ve come away with a toolkit and a relapse prevention plan which will help me going forwards to live my life in a way that reflects my most important values. I thoroughly recommend Shari. “
Annie

Thank you Annie, it’s so good to see you come so far and still doing so well months after our final session 🙏

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