About Sharon-Lin
Sharon-Lin Harwood is a clinical psychologist with three years of experience supporting people with stress, anxiety and trauma. She holds registration with the Health and Care Professions Council, HCPC. Sharon-Lin works in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English.
She favours a trauma-informed approach that looks at what has happened to someone rather than suggesting something is inherently wrong with them. That shapes how she frames sessions and plans work together.
Background and approach
Her practice often addresses compassion fatigue and the effects of repeated exposure to others' distress. Sharon-Lin regularly uses approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, and Compassion Focused Therapy. These are used flexibly to match a person’s needs and the issues they bring, including post-traumatic stress and social anxiety or phobia.
Typical sessions aim to help people notice patterns, try different ways of responding, and build tools for times of high stress. She gives space for memories and feelings linked to traumatic events while pacing the work to what each person can manage.
People who come to her often want practical ways to manage anxiety, recover from traumatic experiences, or address strain from caregiving roles. Sharon-Lin works collaboratively to set goals and to revise plans as progress is made.
How therapy approaches translate online
Sharon-Lin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy, and she also works with Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try practical skills to reduce anxiety and stress. Compassion Focused Therapy teaches ways to soothe self-criticism and develop kindness towards oneself when feeling overwhelmed. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing supports processing distressing memories by pairing talking with specific bilateral stimulation to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and then try methods that fit those needs. Progress is reviewed and the plan is adjusted in collaboration with the person throughout therapy.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options give flexibility to match therapy to day-to-day life and schedules.
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What this therapist works with
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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