About me
Betrayal Trauma · Narcissistic Abuse Recovery · Relational Trauma · Anxiety · Brainspotting
You might not call it trauma, but your body does. It remembers - emotional pain can leave an imprint.
I specialise in betrayal trauma, in its many forms, including infidelity, narcissistic abuse and childhood relational trauma recovery.
I'm a BACP Accredited Counsellor and Brainspotting Practitioner, with over 20 years of clinical experience, including 10 years as a Senior Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor in NHS Primary Care - specialising in Counselling for Depression.
Many of those I work with are functioning well on the outside while carrying something heavy inside: replaying conversations, struggling to trust themselves, feeling not good enough or unlike who they used to be.
Whether what happened was recently or years ago, whether you're still in the relationship or not, this work can meet you there.
Using Brainspotting alongside parts-informed therapy, we work at the level where this is actually held: the nervous system, not just the thinking mind.
Brainspotting evolved out of EMDR and takes a more open, body-led approach. Rather than following a fixed protocol, we find where you hold what happened in your body, and work with it at your own pace.
You don't need the right words, or to relive it.
I offer 90-minute ongoing sessions or dedicated therapy intensives.
Learn more about my work and fees at www.sharon-nicholson.com.
Training, qualifications & experience
Key Qualifications
Professional Standards
I am registered with the Professional Standards Authority Register - no. 019950
Brainspotting
- Brainspotting Practitioner — Phases 1–4, trained with Dr David Grand (Founder of Brainspotting) and Dr Mark Grixti (Head of Brainspotting UK)
- From Freeze to Thaw: Unlocking Trauma in the Body with Brainspotting - Serene Calkins, PT (Physical Therapist) and Mary Jane O'Rourke, LCSW, LMT
- Brainspotting Intensives & Expansion Brainspotting — Lisa Larson, LMFT
- Integrating the Neuroexperiential Model for Rapid Trauma Healing — with Dr David Grand
Trauma & Relational Abuse
- Complex Trauma Certification, Levels 1 & 2 (CCTP/CCTP-II) — with Janina Fisher, PhD
- Narcissistic Abuse Specialist™ — The School of Embodied Trauma Informed Living
- Narcissistic Trauma Informed Coach — ICF & CPD Accredited training
- Advanced Workshop: Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems (IFS) — with Frank Anderson, MD
- Certified Rewind Technique Practitioner (PTSD) — BPS Approved, IARTT
Core Counselling Accreditation
- BACP Accreditation — continuous since 2009
- Person-Centred Experiential Counselling for Depression (PCE-CfD), Practitioner and Supervisor — Metanoia Institute, London
- Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling — Dorset
- Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents — Exeter
Additional Specialist Training
- Bereavement Counsellor — with John Wilson, PhD
- Somatic Trauma Informed Coach™ — ICF & CPD Accredited training
- Certificate in Essential Supervision Skills — BPS Approved
- Certified Online and Telephone Counsellor — ACTO Approved
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I also offer Rewind Trauma Therapy for single event trauma
Therapies offered
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Fees
£185.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
- 90-minute sessions - £185
- Therapy intensives also available - 3-hour sessions across 3 days. Focused, uninterrupted space to go deeper.
- Please see my website for full details - www.sharon-nicholson.com
When I work
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Further information
If you're not quite ready to reach out for 1:1 support, you can begin with my self-guided resources - https://sharon-nicholson.com/healing-resources
These resources are included free of charge when you begin working 1:1 with me.
