Sharon-Lin Harwood, HCPC

Sharon-Lin Harwood is a Clinical Psychologist who works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety and the effects of traumatic events. She supports carers and healthcare professionals facing compassion fatigue, post-traumatic stress and moral injury. Sharon-Lin aims to make sessions clear and practical so people can use what they learn each week.

She draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy, and Compassion Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on understanding what has happened to a person rather than suggesting something is wrong with them. This trauma-informed outlook shapes how goals are set and how progress is measured.

Sharon-Lin offers straightforward ways to manage anxiety and social phobia. She helps people break down overwhelming thoughts and build small, manageable steps toward change. For carers she pays attention to the unique pressures of caregiving and the risk of emotional exhaustion.

When working on trauma-related problems, Sharon-Lin addresses distressing memories and the ways these memories affect daily life. She supports people in stabilising symptoms before moving on to memory-focused work. The aim is to reduce the hold of the past while strengthening coping in the present.

Her style is collaborative and calm. She invites questions and plans sessions around each person’s needs. People can expect clear explanations, practical skills and compassionate support throughout therapy.

Approaches that guide online work and recovery

Sharon-Lin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps people notice and test unhelpful thoughts and then try new behaviours to reduce anxiety and social avoidance. Compassion Focused Therapy teaches skills to soothe self-criticism and build gentler self-support, which can be useful for carers and those experiencing moral injury.

She also uses Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy for trauma-related memories. This approach involves focused, structured processing of distressing memories so they are less disruptive in daily life. It is used after stabilising symptoms and establishing coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, listen to goals, and adapt methods to each person’s needs and preferences. This collaborative process helps decide which techniques to try and when to move from stabilisation to memory-focused work.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to keep continuity when travel or work patterns change. Please confirm the session formats available before booking so you know how you will meet. The focus is on practical ways to build skills, manage symptoms and make therapy fit everyday life.