About Sharon:

Sharon is a very experienced Psychotherapist and Counsellor and has been working with individuals, couples and groups for three decades. Her clinical framework is in Transactional Analysis. Over the years she has studied many other transpersonal and healing philosophies which have become part of her work also. As well as running a general practice, she specialises and has a passion for women’s issues, becoming a Doula in 1999. She also specialises in supporting people with trauma in mid-life and older years. Sharon has a background in body work and has been a Reiki Master since 2002. She is very interested in the Mind, Body and Spirit connection and this is reflected in her practice.

Sharon has been working with groups and individuals with PTSD/Trauma since 2010. She has recently co-written and co facilitated a two year holistic programme for the NHS supporting clients with complex PTSD. She is also an Equine Learning Facilitator and works with clients in nature, using the seasons and natural rhythms of the countryside as a deep reflection of the self. Sharon works very dynamically and will offer you a real sense of being heard, understood and validated.

Sharon’s Approach:

Sharon believes that psychotherapy can offer a safe and confidential space in which to understand any issues that maybe affecting your life. Sometimes we may find ourselves in a place where it is difficult to move forward and this can lead to difficult feelings of isolation and loneliness. Therapy is about changing unhelpful patterns of thinking, feeling and behaviour and gaining insight into how we relate to ourselves and others.

With support and reflection, it will be possible to gain a deeper understanding and self-awareness, enabling you to move into a healthier and more sustainable way of being.

Transactional Analysis is wonderful for helping us understand how “decisions” made in childhood help form our “story” or “script”. These decisions remain out of our awareness and create limiting patterns of being. The therapeutic relationship creates the possibility for new ways of relating. Sharon believes by “looking at the past, in the present we are able to secure the future”.

Psychotherapy Can help with:

• Anxiety and Stress

• Depression

• Family and Relationship Problems

• Low Self Esteem

• Emotional difficulties

• Loss and Bereavement

• Relationship issues

• Trauma and PTSD

• Times of transition and change

• Sexuality issues

• Post Natal Depression

• Menopause

• Mid Life Passage

Training, Qualifications and Experience:

Sharon completed her four year training in 2006 and has a Diploma in Transactional Analysis from the Wealden Institute and is a member of MBACP and adhere’s to their code of Ethics and confidentiality.

Sharon trained in Permaculture in 2008 and uses the principals of sustainability in her practice and through her work with animals and nature. Sharon trained as an Equine Facilitator in 2010 with IFEEL and began working with the charity Dare2Live, working with Veterans and groups, including gang members from London who have complex PTSD/Trauma. She run’s her own Equine Assisted Learning company, Spirit Horse Works. Sharon trained as a Doula with Michel O’Dent in 1999, who pioneered active birth for women. She is very passionate about all issues relating to birth pre and post.

Sharon is a Reiki Master and a Massage therapist, who ran her own successful. massage company for 15 years.  Sharon is trained in CATT. Children’s Accelerated Trauma Training. Sharon co-created and co facilitated The Connection Works Programme for the NHS. This is a year long, holistic programme for participants with complex PSTD/Trauma. This is a research project which is currently collating data with a view to being presented nationwide. Sharon is presently the psychotherapist at WellBN in Brighton, an innovative integrated healthcare service within the NHS. Combining general medicine with complimentary therapies. There are currently five surgeries that form this way of working.

Testimonials:

"I went to see Sharon with a real need for support, after reaching a very desperate low point. I had been recommended by friends. Sharon immediately made me feel safe, at ease and comfortable enough to start my healing/exploration journey. Her knowledge, energy and sheer presence is awe inspiring. She has slowly, calmly and patiently guided me into a stage of my life I only ever dreamed of. She has educated me, inspired me, helped and shown me how to truly seek and find all the answers and knowledge I needed to help me get closure, to learn from my past and most importantly, given me the tools to seek fulfilment in all parts of my life, even beyond my initial issues, I had been seeking help with. Her professionalism is bar none. Sharon is an astounding therapist and through working with her over the last year or so, I have found self-empowerment. She has quite literally changed my life and for that I am truly grateful."