Sharon Belshaw , BACP

Sharon Belshaw is a therapist with 15 years of experience working across a range of settings, including GP practices, educational environments, a brain injury centre, corporate organisations, and the third sector. She specialises in trauma, with particular focus on sexual trauma, and combines clinical knowledge with leadership experience, having served as Clinical Lead before taking on a CEO role in her organisation.

She trained in person-centred therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and complements this foundation with ongoing continuing professional development to keep practice aligned with current research. Sharon holds BACP, which is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

In addition to one-to-one therapy, she has provided management consultations and coaching to support staff with work-related and life issues. She aims to create a warm and engaging therapeutic environment and offers flexible arrangements to accommodate clients juggling childcare, caring responsibilities, and work commitments.

Her work has been recognised with a Health and Social Care award, and she has had an article published in a national journal. This blend of clinical practice, leadership, and ongoing professional learning informs Sharon's approach to supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related issues, and other life challenges.

Trauma-informed and evidence-based approaches online

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and developing practical strategies to change them. It is often used to address anxiety, depression, stress, and difficulties with mood or coping.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. It is commonly used for people who have experienced single-event or complex trauma and who want to lessen the impact of intrusive memories and symptoms.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding how traumatic experiences affect thoughts, feelings, relationships, and day-to-day functioning, and works to build safety, stabilization, and adaptive coping. Sharon will help identify which approach or combination of approaches fits best based on each person's history, goals, and preferences in a collaborative way.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility by allowing sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments. These options support consistent access to therapists and make it possible to continue therapeutic work even when in-person meetings are not practical.