Darren Sharpe

Darren is an Attachment-Based Psychotherapist, Trainer, and experienced therapeutic Foster Career with a counselling background rooted in humanism, particularly the person-centred approach. With over two decades of experience in training and assessment across various educational and therapeutic settings, he also runs a thriving private counselling practice in Kent. He works primarily with men, neurodiverse individuals, and counsellors or trainees, offering a warm, congruent, and open therapeutic presence that fosters meaningful relational work. Darren is an accredited member of the BACP and is deeply committed to supporting clients and learners in developing greater insight, resilience, and self-awareness. Attachment theory became central to his clinical identity after he observed its powerful impact on client outcomes—unlocking stuck processes and enabling profound, lasting change. His professional understanding is enhanced by personal experience: for over 13 years, he and his husband have been therapeutic foster careers, providing long-term care to children with complex emotional and developmental needs. Darren also coordinates the Mockingbird project for a fostering agency, managing a support model where hub careers provide structured support to networks of foster families—living the principle that it takes a village to raise a child. These combined personal and professional experiences deeply inform his approach to therapy and teaching. Darren’s training style is reflective, inclusive, and gently humorous. He fosters a safe, welcoming environment where learners are invited to bring their full selves—bridging theory and lived experience to make the work authentically human and transformative. Beyond his professional life, Darren enjoys travel, theatre, and spending quality time with his family. He believes in the deep interconnection between personal and professional growth, a perspective that shapes his work with learners—encouraging them to explore not just what they do as therapists but who they are in a relationship.