Bhuwaneshor "Bhu" Sharma, AASW

Bhuwaneshor "Bhu" Sharma is a psychotherapist and accredited social work professional who brings an integrative, person-centred approach to clinical care. With eight years of post-graduate counselling and case management experience in complex community mental health settings, he has supported people through a wide range of difficulties, from everyday stress and anxiety to depression, grief and loss, anger management, complex trauma, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

In his role as a senior mental health practitioner within a non-profit organisation, he works with clients experiencing mild to severe mental health presentations and draws on recovery-focused, strength-based and humanistic principles to guide therapy. He believes people already possess strengths and talents that can help them navigate periods of change, and he helps clients identify and access those resources to foster motivation and growth.

He employs a flexible blend of evidence-based therapies tailored to each person, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered approaches and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), alongside existential perspectives. He also incorporates philosophical, cultural, mythological and social traditions as complementary sources of insight and continually updates his knowledge through wide reading.

Bhu aims to create a comfortable space where individuals can share difficult thoughts and feelings and work toward a balanced, meaningful life. He views his role as holding space and hope while clients rediscover their own pathways to healing, and he finds professional reward in seeing people leave therapy with new skills, knowledge, insights and confidence. He conducts therapy in English, Hindi and Nepali and holds the AASW credential, indicating his accredited standing in social work.