Sharon Taylor

Sharon Taylor - Person Centred Counsellor & Relational Dynamics Coach (MBACP Reg.)

There are moments in life when we all face difficult feelings, need a helping hand and would benefit from someone to help us make sense of our world. If you find yourself coping with stress & anxiety, loss or depression; are you facing relationship difficulties, struggling with change or simply feeling stuck & unsure of what to do next? Then let’s talk. I will provide a warm and focused space for you to feel valued and free to explore your worries and challenges without judgement. Together we will focus our attention on your needs to find the right questions, goals and answers that enable you to move forward.

At the heart of my practice lies a passionate belief in our human capacity for growth and our potential to use those painful and critical moments as a catalyst for positive change. I would feel honoured to be able to work alongside you on your personal journey to do just that.

I work with a wide range of issues including:

• Anxiety or Depression
• Relationship Issues
• Domestic Abuse
• Loss & Bereavement
• Redundancy
• Work Related Stress
• Coping with Change
• Women and Change 

(for those specific moments in life such as becoming a parent, returning to work, empty nest, career challenges & the menopause)

COUNSELLING Practice

Private Practice – Azure Therapy Whitley Bay

Action For Children – Counselling C&YP & Families Recovering from Domestic Abuse

Employee Assisted Counselling – (Newcastle Premier Health and ALL Counselling)

Occupational Health – Bensham Hospital (Counselling NHS staff)

School Based Counselling – Kalmer Counselling (Students and Staff)

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Person Centred Degree in Counselling (Merit): Sunderland University

Relational Dynamics Coach: Relational Dynamics 1st/ Culture at Work ILM Centre

Post Graduate Certificate in Cultural Management: Northumbria University

RSA Cert. ‘Counselling skills in the development of learning’

BA Hons Degree ‘Arts' (2/1): Loughborough University

CPD Training:

Creative Supervision with Jenny Biancardi

Domestic Abuse – Impact and Recovery (Action for Children & Families)

Solution Focused Therapy with John Whelan

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Gestalt Therapy (NECS)

Supporting Families & The Solihull Approach Training (NT Council)

Art Therapy Foundation (Leeds University)

Movement Therapy Foundation (Jabadao)

Creative Therapeutic Play - 2 Yrs VC programme (Place2be)

Hidden Harm, Substance Misuse, C&YP and Families Training 1&2 (Place2Be)

Other CPD which informs my Counselling & Coaching work:

Strategic Development; Change Management; Clore Leadership Programme, Action Learning (facilitator training) and Counselling Professional Development Group Work