Sharon is an experienced Psychologist, who is professional, caring, compassionate, and empathic. She has a keen interest in people, and she is genuinely interested in hearing about her clients’ life experiences. She provides a supportive and safe environment to discuss sensitive topics, helping her clients to gain deeper insight into themselves, their behaviour patterns, and self-beliefs, improve their wellbeing and relationships with others, and achieve their therapeutic goals.
Sharon has full registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and she is a member of the Australian Association of Psychologists inc (AAPi) and the Australian Psychology Society (APS).
Sharon has experience providing evidence-based assessment and therapy with clients with a wide range of psychological presentations, aged 3 years to 104 years of age, in individual and group sessions, within the community, aged care, and private practice settings.
Therapy and counselling
Sharon uses a person-centred approach throughout counselling and therapy sessions, using evidenced based therapies tailored to individual’s needs and personal goals using a collaborative and supportive approach that is therapeutic and culturally sensitive, and LGBTIQ+ friendly. She draws on a range of therapeutic approaches in her practice, such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), Interpersonal Therapy (ITP), Reminiscence Therapy, and strength-based, solution focused and expressive therapies, plus skill building, and more.
Sharon is currently available for sessions with individual adults aged 18 years and older.
Areas of interest
- Anxiety and anxiety related disorders
- Depression
- Grief and loss
- Emotional difficulties
- Trauma
- Post-traumatic stress
- LGBTIQ+
- Gender dysphoria and gender identity
- Autism and neurodiversity
- Stress management
- Adjustment
- Life and work transitions
- Workplace issues and work related issues
- Burnout
- Relationship problems
- Personal growth including assertiveness, self-esteem, self-acceptance, self-exploration, self-compassion, social skills, communication skills, self-awareness and confidence.
- Women's issues
- Prenatal and postnatal support
- Older people’s mental health