Sharon Belshaw, BACP
15 years in practice
Sharon Belshaw is a counsellor with 15 years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and trauma.
License and registration
- BACP
- 113899 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Sharon
Sharon Belshaw is a counsellor with 15 years' experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She helps clients facing relationship difficulties, addiction concerns, grief and parenting or carer stress. Sharon also supports people dealing with intimacy and body image issues, panic attacks, mood changes and major life transitions.
She works in a direct and warm way. Sessions are practical and focused on what the person wants to change.
Background and approach
Sharon draws on evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and EMDR alongside hypnotherapy to tailor each session to the client’s needs. Her background includes work in GP practices, educational settings, a brain injury centre and corporate environments. She has also worked in the third sector and has experience providing management consultation and staff coaching on work-related and life issues.
Sharon has held clinical leadership roles and now serves as a CEO within an organisation focused on supporting others. She keeps up with continuing professional development and follows current research to guide her practice. Her work has been recognised with a Health and Social Care award and she has published in a national journal.
In sessions she aims to be flexible around childcare, caring responsibilities and work demands. People can expect a warm, engaging counsellor who focuses on practical steps and collaborative planning to move forward.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sharon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Guilt and shame
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharon names
- Hypnotherapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How hypnotherapy, CBT and EMDR work online
Sharon uses hypnotherapy in combination with talking therapy to help people access calm focused states and work on habits, sleep and anxiety. Hypnotherapy sessions involve guided relaxation and imagery to support coping and behavioural change.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thinking and to build practical skills. Sessions include short exercises, action plans and simple experiments to try between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve mood.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is applied for trauma processing where appropriate. It involves structured steps to reduce the emotional impact of troubling memories and to strengthen healthier beliefs about oneself.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will discuss options with each person and adapt methods to their goals, pace and preferences. She treats therapy as a collaborative process and checks in about progress regularly.
Online formats offer practical advantages. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when meeting in person is difficult. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, quick coaching or ongoing support between sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, caring duties and busy lives.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Sharon support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief and many life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sharon adopts a warm, engaging and practical approach. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps clients can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience working across GP practices, education, a brain injury centre, corporate settings and the third sector.
What credentials and region are listed?
Sharon is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She works online via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
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