Sharon-Lin Harwood, HCPC

Sharon-Lin Harwood is a Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council), bringing three years of clinical experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and related difficulties. She works from a trauma-informed stance, which means she attends to what has happened to a person rather than framing difficulties as something inherently wrong with them. This perspective shapes her practice and helps create a respectful, paced approach to recovery.

She tailors therapy to each person's needs and commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Compassion Focused Therapy. These models are used flexibly to address symptoms of anxiety, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobias, as well as the specific strains experienced by caregivers and healthcare professionals. Sharon-Lin has particular experience with PTSD symptoms, compassion fatigue and moral injury among healthcare staff.

Her work often includes supporting people through the emotional impacts of caregiving, stress-related difficulties and trauma recovery, with an emphasis on practical strategies and compassionate therapeutic pacing. Sharon-Lin aims to match therapeutic techniques to each client’s needs while creating a collaborative environment that respects individual experience and recovery goals.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Trauma and Anxiety Care

Sharon-Lin commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours. CBT is practical and problem-focused, and it can be useful for managing symptoms of anxiety, stress and social phobia.

She also uses Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), a trauma-focused method that helps process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity. EMDR is often chosen when past events continue to cause strong reactions in daily life.

Compassion Focused Therapy is another approach Sharon-Lin draws on to help people build self-compassion and reduce shame or self-criticism, which can be important for those experiencing compassion fatigue or moral injury.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sharon-Lin works collaboratively with clients to explore which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adapting techniques over time as progress and priorities evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to balance care with work, caregiving or other commitments and can increase access to registered professionals who specialise in trauma, anxiety and caregiver stress.