About Sharon
Qualifications
· PhD Clinical Psychology (2014)
· MSc Health Psychology (2002)
· BSc Psychology with Biology (1993)
· PGDip Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapy (2017)
· Certificate in Counselling (1998)
What Sharon Offers
Sharon specialises in helping people affected by illness come to terms with their situation, manage health-related worry, and explore ways of adapting or changing their health-related behaviour to maximise quality of life.
Sharon provides assessment, psychological therapy, and support in the following areas:
Coming to terms with the trauma of diagnosis or sudden illness/injury
Adjusting to living with chronic or life-threatening illness
Managing anxiety and worry related to illness (including Fear of Recurrence)
Managing low mood/depression related to illness
Health-related behaviour change
Treatment decision-making
Sharon will discuss and agree a therapy plan with you that is tailored to your individual needs and priorities. It will be guided by your values and informed by models of therapy that are recommended for achieving your goals.
Sharon’s Background:
Sharon is a Practitioner Health Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and Chartered by the British Psychological Society (BPS)
She has worked in psychology research and practice for over 20 years. Since qualifying as a Practitioner Health Psychologist in 2005 Sharon has been responsible for developing a specialist Health Psychology Service for patients with eye cancer at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. She also held a Medical Research Council (MRC) Population Health Scientist Research Fellowship and has taught medical and psychology students at the University of Liverpool and the University of Central Lancashire.
Sharon has experience of working with people with many different acute and chronic health conditions including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, chronic pain, and arthritic and skin conditions. Presently she works part-time for an NHS Hospital Clinical Health Psychology Department and independently for OcuMelUK a national charity supporting patients with ocular melanoma https://www.ocumeluk.org/.
Professional Memberships
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC - PYL05015)
British Psychological Society (BPS- 146252)
Division of Health Psychology
Special Interest Group for Oncology and Palliative Care
British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP-161124)
Payment and Fees
Individual therapy sessions cost £85 (Up to 50 minutes) and are payable by cash or cheque at the start of the session. BACS online payments are also acceptable but are required prior to the session.
If you wish your therapy to be funded by an insurance company please discuss this with Sharon during the initial enquiry.
What do I do next?
Please contact Sharon (using the form below) for a free 15-minute telephone consultation. This is so that you can ask questions and decide together if she is the right person to support you.
Sharon’s Location and Contact Details
Sharon can provide face-to-face assessment and/or therapy sessions based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester.
Alternatively, she also offers sessions by video link (i.e. Zoom) or telephone.
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Sharon can be contacted by email using the form below.
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