Sharon Belshaw , BACP

Sharon Belshaw is a therapist with a broad clinical background who has worked across GP practices, educational settings, a brain injury centre, corporate environments and the third sector. She specialises in trauma, with particular experience supporting people affected by sexual trauma, and has held clinical leadership roles before moving into a CEO position within an organisation that focuses on related services.

Committed to evidence-informed practice, she keeps her skills current through ongoing professional development and applies training from person-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and EMDR in her work. She also brings additional tools such as hypnotherapy and trauma-focused approaches when appropriate to a client’s needs. Sharon has been recognised with a Health and Social Care award and has contributed an article to a national journal, and she has experience providing management consultations and coaching staff on work-related and life matters in addition to delivering therapy.

Sharon aims to be flexible around clients’ life demands, including childcare, caring responsibilities and work commitments. She holds the BACP credential - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which identifies her affiliation with a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.