Welcome - I'm Sharon Newland (MBACP)

Integrative Counsellor and Parts Work Practitioner

Specialising in Childhood Emotional Neglect, Developmental Trauma, and Narcissistic Abuse.

If you're here, something might be telling you that it's time for change. Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed, emotionally stuck, anxious, or carrying a deep sense of sadness or shame that you just can't name. Perhaps you've spent years looking after others' needs and failed to notice or prioritise your own needs, or you've been shaped by your early experiences that have left you feeling unseen, unheard, or emotionally alone.

In your early years you may have taken on the role as 'care giver' or 'pacifier' in order to placate your care givers moods in order for your nervous system to feel some sense of safety, forsaking your own needs. This can leave you feeling unseen, unheard and un-important, and overtime this type of childhood trauma tends to lead to feelings of shame, guilt or emotional numbness and develop into low self-esteem, low self-worth, anxiety, depression, chronic health conditions and even repeating the unhealthy relational dynamics from childhood in present relationships, leading to toxic relationships where abuse or coercion may take place.

Hi, I’m Sharon and I provide in-person, and online counselling and psychotherapy services, catering to individual adults seeking support on a long-term basis. I work with adults who are beginning to explore how their past may be affecting their present - especially those that have experienced childhood neglect, developmental trauma, or narcissistic abuse.

These experiences can leave a lasting impact on your sense of self and your sense of safety in the world. You may find it difficult to set boundaries, trust your instincts, or even know what you feel. In your relationships you may give too much, you may feel not good enough and that you struggle to connect.

With an integrative counselling approach rooted in humanistic principles, I provide a holistic therapeutic experience, as I believe all aspects of our life can impact our wellbeing. As a trauma and Polyvagal-informed practitioner with lived experience and with specialist training in the area of complex trauma, I am keen to support you on your recovery and healing. I hold advanced certificates in both somatic trauma therapy and Polyvagal informed techniques, allowing me to address the mind-body connection, as painful emotions can manifest somatically. I also use Parts Work models of psychotherapy to inform my practice and aid healing through a compassionate de-pathologizing lens.

I have a keen interest in how people hold onto and express trauma, and how this can manifest in our thoughts, feelings and behaviours, causing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, disordered eating and addictions; having an affect on our relationship with ourselves and others. Much of my work looks at attachment patterns, relational and developmental trauma, and complex and delayed loss and grief.