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Shauna Flynn

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Shauna Flynn, NCPS

United Kingdom

Counsellor - relationships and parenting

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About

  • Attachment patterns
  • Transactional analysis
  • Trauma recovery

About Shauna

Shauna Flynn is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has three years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and parenting. Shauna also helps people struggling with trauma, addictions, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and attention difficulties.

Her style draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape present behaviour. She pays attention to attachment patterns and uses transactional analysis to clarify repeating relationship dynamics. Sessions often involve identifying unhelpful patterns and practising different ways of relating to others.

Shauna supports people who have experienced sexual trauma by focusing on restoring a sense of agency in relationships. She uses steady, trauma-informed conversation to help clients process difficult memories and rebuild coping strategies. Work in this area moves at the pace the person can manage.

For relationship concerns she helps with communication problems, commitment worries, and resolving recurring conflict. Shauna will look at how expectations and past attachment styles influence reactions today, and help clients try out new approaches in everyday interactions.

She also addresses practical life stresses such as caregiver strain, chronic illness impacts, career pressures and coping with major life changes. Sessions blend talking, reflection and practical strategies so people can make small, manageable changes over time.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Shauna uses psychodynamic ideas to help people see how early experiences affect current feelings and choices. This approach looks at patterns that repeat in relationships and helps make those patterns easier to change.

She also works with attachment theory to map how someone relates to others under stress. Identifying attachment styles can clarify why certain reactions happen and suggest different ways to respond in everyday situations.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shauna discusses options with each person and chooses techniques together based on goals and what feels manageable. The process is collaborative and may shift as needs change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks, or reducing the need to be on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pace and focus to suit each person's circumstances when working remotely.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Experience

3+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family or parenting issues does she help with?

She helps people with parenting stress, communication problems at home, and family-related conflict.

How does she approach relationship problems?

She uses attachment theory and transactional analysis to identify repeating patterns and improve communication.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working with clients in the United Kingdom.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with NCPS and practises from the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a course of work with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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