Sharon Nicholson Counselling

Qualifications, Training, Experience

Safe & Ethical Practice

Professionally trained in London and the South West, my practice is long established (2007), and well respected locally.

I work with self-referrals and people recommended and referred to me from professionals and organisations across the whole of the UK.

I established my Private Practice in 2007, and alongside this, I ran clinics as a Senior High Intensity Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor in the NHS for over 10 years (IAPT - Improving Access to Psychological Therapies)

Evidence-Based Therapy

During my work with IAPT in the NHS, I trained and subsequently specialised in Counselling for Depression ( PCE-CfD - Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression)

I then qualified as a PCE-CFD Clinical Supervisor.

PCE-CfD is an effective, evidence-based therapy for low mood & mild to moderate depression, recognised by NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence).

Clinical Supervision

I offer supervision to both trainee and qualified counsellors practicing locally and nationally.

Professional Standards

I am registered with the Professional Standards Authority Register - no. 019950

This register lists therapists who have demonstrated high professional standards and is in place so that you can choose a counsellor who has been independently assessed and approved.

I am an ACTO Level 1 member - Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Online

Professional Qualifications

Certified Rewind Technique Practioner - (British Psychological Society Approved (BPS) International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy

Certified Bereavement Counsellor

Certified Online and Telephone Counsellor

Certificate in Essential Supervision Skills - British Psychological Society approved (BPS)

Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression Supervisor (PCE-CfD) - Metanoia Institute, London

Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression Practitioner (PCE-CfD) - Metanoia Institute, London

BACP Accreditation Status (continuous since 2009)

Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents - Iron Mill Institute, Exeter

Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - Weymouth College

VRQ Certificate in Youth work - DYCS, Dorset County Council

CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies - Weymouth College

CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills - Weymouth College

CACDP British Sign Language Level 1 - Weymouth Adult Learning Centre

Post-Qualifying Additional Training

I work in accordance with the BACP Ethical framework for Good Practice and I am committed to continuing professional development (CPD) and on-going training - I undertake a minimum of 30 hours CPD per year in order to maintain my Accreditation status.

My additional CPD training is extensive, and includes;

The Rewind Technique (Trauma Therapy)
PTSD
Working therapeutically with Complex PTSD
Codependency
Confidence in the Menopause
Anxiety
Depression
Online Counselling
Anxiety and Grief
Imposter Syndrome & Low Self-Esteem
Child Sexual Abuse
Trauma
Polyvagal Theory
Inner-Child
Shame
Perfectionism
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Asperger's Syndrome Enhanced Skills Training
Trauma and the Body: Dissociation & Somatisation
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Compassion Focused Therapy
Bereavement Counselling
Bereavement by Suicide
ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy)
Understanding Your Eating ~ Metaphors & Rituals as expression in Dissociative Eating
Surviving Childhood Abuse & Parenting
Domestic Abuse

Professional Experience

Since qualifying in 2006, my counselling work has taken me across the public, private and voluntary sectors in Dorset.

Primary Care - Senior High Intensity Counsellor NHS (10yrs +) - specialising in Counselling for Depression
'Professional Help' - Specialist Bereavement Counselling Service
'Time to Talk' Initiative - Counselling for Carers
Local Business - Counselling for employees
National Organisations, Agencies and Charities
RUSS - (Road User Support Service) - Road Traffic Accident Trauma related counselling
Senior Counsellor in Further Education - Assessing and Counselling students at Weymouth College
Higher Education - Counselling students at Bournemouth University
Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP's) - counselling for company employees
Women's Refuge (4yrs) - Domestic Abuse counselling
I also provide supervision for other counsellors in Dorset with a Humanistic, Experiential Practice

Previous Work

In addition to my counselling work, I have lead 'Pattern Changing' personal development courses for women who have experienced domestic abuse - specialist facilitator training with Dorset County Council & BCHA.
Previous to my career as a counsellor, I held a portfolio lead position in The Dorset Youth & Community Service. I managed a county-wide team providing supervision for youth workers and 1:1 mentoring and coaching for 18-24 yr olds.
I also designed and facilitated a personal and social development project for young people in further education - Children's Services, Dorset County Council (2005-2010)
I offer online counselling in Weymouth, and across the whole of the UK, to people aged 18 yrs and over.