Sharon Belshaw, BACP
15 years in practice
Sharon Belshaw is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and relationship or family difficulties.
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 who supports people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and relationship or family difficulties. She also helps with grief, addictions, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and career or life changes. Her practice includes work on compassion fatigue and coaching for day-to-day challenges.
She brings 15 years of experience across GP practices, education, a brain injury centre, corporate settings and the third sector. She has worked as a clinical lead and now holds a chief executive role in an organisation.
Background and approach
That background informs how she balances clinical thinking with practical workplace knowledge. Sharon uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and hypnotherapy alongside trauma-focused work. In sessions she aims for a warm, engaging style and adapts to fit clients' life demands such as childcare or work commitments.
Her approach is collaborative and goal oriented, with practical steps people can try between meetings. She keeps up to date through continuing professional development and refers to research when planning care. Sharon has been acknowledged with a Health and Social Care award and has had an article published in a national journal.
She also offers coaching and management consultations alongside therapeutic sessions. Sessions are offered in English and run online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Sharon practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
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
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches for trauma and everyday difficulties online
Sharon offers Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing as core approaches. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and uses simple exercises to reduce unhelpful patterns; it can help with anxiety, mood and panic symptoms. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that involves revisiting distressing memories with a structured process to reduce their intensity and associated reactions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will discuss what you want to change, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. The process is collaborative and paced to each person's needs and comfort.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work for people who prefer written exchanges or need flexible timing between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Sharon commonly work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family issues, plus grief, addictions and intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and engaging with a collaborative, practical focus. She adapts session pace and tasks to fit clients' daily life demands.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years' experience working in GP practices, education, a brain injury centre, corporate settings and the third sector, and has held clinical lead and CEO roles.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted at this time.
What session formats are available online?
Sharon offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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