Sharon is a warm, empathic psychologist who has experience working with all age groups and a wide range of presentations. She practices evidence-based and effective therapy in a professional, yet supportive manner, maintaining her expertise through continuing professional development.
Sharon has worked in a variety of settings, including with families, adults, adolescents, and children. Her therapeutic range includes anxiety, depression, personality and relationship issues, grief and loss, goal-setting and motivation, self-esteem, sexual assault and trauma. Sharon has a special interest in working with adults and young people who have experienced sexual assault and/or complex trauma, and with children who have been abused physically, emotionally, and/or sexually. She also has a special interest in working with separated families and understands the complexities of family breakdown for parents and their children.
Sharon recognises the extraordinary bravery of clients in seeking psychological support, and uses her genuine interest and natural curiosity of the client’s difficulties to draw out the essence of the person. Thus Sharon forms a strong understanding of her clients and has a genuine interest in providing individual, tailored therapy which aligns with the client’s needs. Preferred Therapeutic Approach
Sharon’s therapeutic approach is integrative; the inter-weaving of various, best-practice techniques and strategies to readily establish a therapeutic alliance with her clients, along with creating a safe, neutral and trusted healing environment. She uses a combination of therapies, in collaboration with the client, including Narrative Therapy, Solution-focused Therapy, CBT, mindfulness, Schema Therapy, and psychodynamic principles.
