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Specialises in

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Counselling

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Training

My name is Sharon Pritchard and I am a qualified counsellor and Cognitive Behaviour Therapist. I qualified at Keele University with a BSc (Dual Hons.) degree in Psychology and Criminology and subsequently studied for the Post-graduate Diploma in Counselling at University College, Chester. To continue my professional development I have completed the MSc. in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and am working towards accreditation in Eye-Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, to which I have completed the basic training to level 4.

Accreditation & Experience

I am registered with the British Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy (BABCP), with whom I am an accredited member. For the past ten years I have worked with the Psychology Department of Cheshire & Wirral Foundation NHS Trust. Prior to this, for seven years a large portion of my therapeutic experience was with individuals who have found temporary solutions to generic issues in substance misuse, both in the statutory and voluntary sectors, where I have worked together with my clients to create a trusting therapeutic relationship that lays the foundations within which change can be facilitated. I have also worked as a visiting lecturer at the University of Chester.

Areas of interest

Trauma;
Addictions;
Weight loss;
Generalised Anxiety Disorder;
Panic Disorder;
Specific Phobias;
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder;
Health Anxiety;
Social Anxiety;

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Eating disorders

• Obesity