About
Hello, I'm Sharon welcome to my web page, I follow a deeply integrative approach, I offer a unique blend of psychotherapy, yoga therapy, and spiritual guidance to support individuals on their journey toward healing and wholeness. Rooted in both modern psychotherapeutic models and timeless contemplative practices, my work is centred on the belief that true well-being arises from a harmonious connection between mind, body, and spirit.
Drawing from evidence-based therapeutic modalities alongside the wisdom of yoga and mindfulness, I create a compassionate space for clients to explore their inner landscapes. Whether you're navigating anxiety, trauma, life transitions, or a desire for deeper self-understanding, I support you through a holistic lens that honours your unique path.
My practice embraces the full spectrum of human experience: emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual helping you reconnect with your inner wisdom, cultivate resilience, and live with greater authenticity and purpose.
You can visit my LinkedIn, Yoga Alliance Professionals, Counselling Directory and BACP profiles to learn more about me and how I work.
Individual Counselling
My passion for counselling adults and young people with a range of presenting issues comes from the personal challenges and life experiences I have faced in an age where counselling services and support was not as available as it is now.
My hope is to offer early intervention support to clients so they can start therapy sessions, without lengthy waiting times.
I have consulting rooms in Shotts and Glasgow.
Family Counselling
Families spending time with a counsellor can explore issues and better understand children's intentions and individual behaviour and the ways this can influence wider family dynamics.
There are many ways challenges and differences between adults and children within your family can show up including: confusion, conflict and misbehaviour.
Time in family therapy can be a safe place to identify and explore the meaning of these differences and begin the process of working together to find an appropriate solution.
I can offer family counselling appointments in Glasgow.
Supervision
I work with supervisees from voluntary and statutory organisations as well those in private practice to support and expand their edge of awareness as a professional counsellor or practitioner.
I encourage and support reflection and development around; legal issues, safeguarding, theoretical knowledge, ethical dilemmas and development of self awareness.
I offer clinical supervision in Glasgow and Shotts to practitioners from a range of modalities.
Therapeutic Yoga
Is a one to one trauma informed and embodied approach that integrates counselling and specific yoga practices to regulate the autonomic nervous system. This is especially useful when working with a range of physical and mental health issues
Working therapeutically 1:1 involves a consultation to understand your health and lifestyle needs, and helps inform which yoga practices would best support you. All sessions are respectful of your your body and it's existing range of movement and are adapted to help rehabilitate any injury.
In my practice the most common presentations are:
Anxiety
When practiced regularly, the individual combination of grounding, breath practices, yoga postures and relaxation balance and regulate the heightened "fight/flight" response of nervous system to be more able to access the parasympathetic nervous system or "rest and digest". These practices help to reduce the physical and mental and emotional symptoms of anxiety: poor sleep, shaking, restlessness, muscle tension, nausea, digestive problems, sweating, shortness of breath, palpitations, panic attacks, tiredness, negative thought cycles, excessive worry, poor focus and concentration, forgetfulness and irritability.
Depression
Clients experiencing depression can live with an everchanging range of emotional, physical and mental states that can have a significant impact on daily living. Depression can be characterised by persistent: low mood or sadness, low self-esteem, feeling hopeless and helpless, anxious or worried, guilt ridden, tearful and feeling irritable and intolerant toward others. Some common examples of physical symptoms include: disturbed sleep, lack of energy, changes in appetite and weight, unexplained aches and pains and low sex drive. Mental function can be impaired to varying degrees making it more difficult for clients to: make decisions, enjoy life and show motivation or interest and some clients can experience thoughts of self-harm or suicide. Research has indicated that clients experiencing depression show higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol and lower levels of key neurotransmitters, working regularly with specific yoga practices will begin to regulate the nervous system and alleviate the unwanted symptoms.
Trauma
Trauma symptoms can be complex, clients often report a range of physical, mental and emotional experiences. These can include disturbed sleep, nightmares or insomnia, flashbacks, repetitive distressing images and physical sensations including trembling, aches and pains,sweating and nausea, these can also contribute to difficulty concentrating and irritability and anger outbursts. These can occur immediately after a traumatic event or can be triggered at a later time. Working therapeutically with with individual yoga practices and counselling interventions equips clients with the tools to balance and regulate the movement between sympathetic and parasympathetic responses helps to build “vagal tone”, this means the clients nervous system has the capacity to develop more resilience and tolerance to internal and external stressors.
If you recognise individually or a combination of any of the above therapeutic yoga will equip you with the skills to address and self regulate the stress response in bodily systems and physiology and move from "fight/flight" (sympathetic NS) to "rest and digest" (parasympathetic NS).Home practice between sessions is an essential part of the process of restoring homeostasis in the body and effecting lasting change.
Seasonal Yoga Therapy: Embracing the Winter Element
A time for Healing and Renewal
As the winter solstice approaches days are shorter and the weather becomes increasingly inclement, these changes are an invitation for: stillness, rest, reflection, and restoring balance within the mind-body-spirit. Through Seasonal Yoga Therapy, we align with the natural rhythms of the year, supporting emotional and physical wellbeing as the seasons change.
Our Winter Yoga Therapy sessions are person centred and trauma informed, offering gentle, therapeutic practices that nurture resilience, calm, and self-connection. Whether you’re managing depression, anxiety, or simply seeking deep rest and reflection, this practice provides a safe, compassionate space to heal and renew.
Why Winter Yoga Therapy Matters
In winter, our bodies and minds naturally turn inward. The colder months can bring slower and lower energy, emotional heaviness, or feelings of isolation. Yoga Therapy helps you meet these changes with awareness and kindness.
A person-centred yoga therapy approach meets you exactly where you are: physically, emotionally, and energetically to restore balance through mindful movement, pranayama, meditation, and relaxation.
Each session integrates gentle, trauma-informed yoga tools to support your whole being:
- Gentle Yoga & Mindful Movement
Slow, grounding sequences that release tension, improve circulation, and enhance body awareness. - Pranayama (Therapeutic Breathwork)
Breathing practices that build inner warmth, calm the nervous system, and reduce anxiety. - Meditation & Mindfulness
Guided meditations designed to cultivate inner peace, focus, and emotional regulation. - Deep Relaxation & Restorative Yoga
Supported postures and Yoga Nidra to encourage profound rest and healing. - Personal Reflection & Integration
Time to explore how your practice supports your unique mind-body-spirit connection through winter.
Winter Therapy Focus
- Seasonal depression and low mood (SAD)
- Anxiety, restlessness, and emotional fatigue
- Trauma recovery and nervous system regulation
- Sleep and hormonal balance
- Reconnection to body, breath, and inner calm
Each practice is rooted in compassion, designed to help you build resilience and rekindle your inner light during the darker months.
Reconnect with Your Inner Warmth
Even in the quiet of winter, there is light within you waiting to be nourished. Through Seasonal Yoga Therapy, you can restore balance, release emotional weight, and rediscover peace in your mind-body-spirit.
