About Sharmi
Sharmi Gowri-Kriszyk welcomes people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and family strains, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD and other life changes. She is named up front so readers know who they will work with.
Her practice also addresses attachment problems, adoption and foster care issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency and separation or divorce challenges.
How Sharmi works
Sharmi draws on 21 years of experience in the mental health field. She holds a doctorate-level background in psychology and counselling and is an NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred). Her work focuses on trauma recovery, and she uses a mix of approaches chosen to suit each person.
Sessions aim to be calm, respectful and non-judgemental. In practical terms she helps people make sense of triggers, painful memories and repeating relationship patterns. Therapy may include talking, developing coping skills, and noticing how the body keeps hold of past events.
The aim is to reduce distress and build more steady ways of managing everyday life. Sharmi combines attachment-based perspectives with methods that look at thoughts, emotions and behaviour. She also draws on techniques designed for complex trauma and emotional regulation.
This gives room to work with both present-day problems and long-standing patterns rooted in earlier experiences. Her practice accepts people from the United Kingdom and internationally. Sessions are offered in English, Danish and Tamil.
To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to availability.
Sharmi lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Sharmi works with
The areas below are the ones Sharmi selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English, Danish, Tamil |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How attachment, CBT and trauma work online
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current feelings and bonds. Online sessions can help people notice patterns in relationships and practise new ways of relating that feel safer and more steady.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. In remote sessions this often means learning practical tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviours between meetings to reduce anxiety or low mood.
EMDR is a trauma-focused method that addresses distressing memories and strong emotional reactions. When used remotely it involves guided processing of traumatic material alongside grounding and pacing so the work can be manageable.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress as therapy continues, adjusting the plan where needed.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow for more flexible scheduling. Some people prefer not to be on camera for parts of a session, or to choose shorter check-ins when time is limited. Confirm the current session options before booking so arrangements match daily routines and practical needs.
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A practical next step
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