Sharon Belshaw , BACP

Sharon Belshaw is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and midlife concerns. She supports those coping with trauma, relationship strain, grief and changes at work or home. Her manner is warm and engaging, and she adapts sessions to fit clients' caring and work responsibilities.

Sharon brings 15 years' experience across GP practices, schools, a brain injury centre, corporate settings and the third sector. She has worked as a clinical lead and now holds a CEO role in an organisation related to her field. This mix of clinical and managerial work informs how she thinks about recovery and practical life changes.

Her approach draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, trauma-focused work and EMDR alongside hypnotherapy where appropriate. In sessions she focuses on clear, practical steps - for example looking at thoughts and routines that feed anxiety, or using trauma-focused methods to reduce the power of distressing memories.

Sharon keeps her practice informed by research and regular continuing professional development. She has won a Health and Social Care award and has been published in a national journal, and she also offers coaching and workplace consultations alongside therapy.

Sessions are conducted in English and Sharon works with people across a broad range of concerns including addictions, eating and sleeping problems, caregiver stress, intimacy issues and midlife crisis. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

Therapies used online and how they help

Sharon uses cognitive behavioural approaches to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and everyday routines that keep problems going. CBT can be useful for anxiety, mood difficulties and managing stress in daily life.

She also uses EMDR, a trauma-focused approach that works with distressing memories by combining focused attention and guided processing; this can reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and the way they affect day-to-day functioning. Trauma-focused therapy more broadly looks at how past events shape current responses and builds strategies to manage triggers and emotional reactions.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Sharon will discuss options with each person and adapt the work to their needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single method. Clients are involved in choosing which techniques to try and in reviewing progress as therapy continues.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats offered before booking as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove the need to be on camera for every meeting. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use these options to help clients balance therapy with family and work life.