Sharon Nicholson

You have been stuck for far too long

To everyone around you, you are capable, competent, the person who holds it all together, and privately, something has gone quiet.

Maybe it is the relationship that changed you. The betrayal you can't stop replaying or the dynamic that slowly dimmed something in you.

Or maybe there is no single thing, just a quiet knowing that you are not fully living the life that truly belongs to you.

The career that doesn't quite fit, the dream that keeps almost happening, or the joy you keep putting off.

You have been carrying it well. Too well.

Somewhere underneath all of it — you know there is more.

Sharon Nicholson
Registered MBACP, Accred

Betraya trauma
Narcissistic Abuse Recovery

Why Brainspotting?

You don't need to find the right words. You don't need to fully understand what happened, or why you still feel the way you do.

Brainspotting works with your body — with what you feel, not just what you can explain.

It is gentle, unhurried, and goes at your pace. Developed from the same roots as EMDR, it is often experienced as more intuitive and more quietly powerful than people expect.

It reaches the places that talking alone rarely does. The looping thoughts. The anxiety that lives in your body even on the good days. The blocks that have kept you from stepping into the life you want.

That is where things begin to shift. Not just understood, actually felt, processed, and released.

Brainspotting and why it's different → Read more here

Alongside Brainspotting, I integrate parts-informed therapy, drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS).

Most of us have parts that are working very hard: the one that keeps everyone else alright, the one that stays safe by staying small. The one that keeps you in the job that doesn't fit, the relationship that doesn't nourish you, the life that looks fine from the outside, and the one that doubts every time something better feels possible.

These parts are not the problem. They learned their roles for good reasons.

This work helps you to feel less stuck in patterns that may have protected you once, but no longer serve you.

Parts-informed therapy → Read more here

Take the first step back to yourself

Find Your Door

Where Would You Like To Begin?

There is no single path to the life you want. There is only the one that fits where you are right now.

Some people want to give this concentrated, uninterrupted space — three hours over two or three days — where something has the space to genuinely shift, not just begin. What might take months to reach gradually, an intensive can often access in days.

Others prefer to work more slowly, week by week, building depth over time.

Both are valid. Both work.

Investment details are available on each individual service page.

Betrayal Trauma Intensive

When trust has been shattered, the mind doesn't simply move on. It loops. It searches. It goes over the same ground again and again, looking for the thing that will finally make things clearer.

And the body holds it all, long after you think you should be over it.

If you feel ready to give this focused, uninterrupted time, this is created for that.

Includes Finding Ground — a post-intensive integration companion — and a follow-up integration session.

Want to understand more about how betrayal trauma affects the nervous system? → Read more here

Betrayal Trauma Intensives

Relational Trauma Intensives

Some relationships erode you slowly — a partner, a parent, or someone else close to you.

Whether you recognise it as narcissistic abuse or simply know that something wasn't right, the impact has stayed with you.

This is created for those who are ready to by-pass the stop-start of standard weekly sessions.

Includes Finding Ground — a post-intensive integration companion — and a follow-up integration session.

Want to understand more about relational trauma and narcissistic abuse? → Read more here

Relational Trauma Intensives

The Expansion Intensive

You are not stuck because something is wrong with you.

You are stuck because some part of you learned, at some point, to hold back. To stay careful. To wait until the moment feels right, or you feel ready, or the fear settles enough to move.

And that part is still running the show.

If you feel ready to give this your full attention, and you are ready for change, this is created for exactly that.

Includes Becoming — Your post-intensive integration workbook

For the days and weeks after your Expansion Intensive — a quiet space to notice what is opening, and to tend what is becoming possible — and a follow-up integration session.

The Expansion Intensive

90-Minute Sessions — Ongoing Support

For those who prefer a steady, consistent therapeutic space — working gradually, week by week, over time.

These extended sessions allow for deeper processing than a standard therapy hour permits.

90-Minute sessions

Not sure which feels right?

The clarity call is the place to explore that together — gently, without pressure, and without any obligation to decide in advance.

Book your free clarity call

Meet Me

I'm Sharon Nicholson — A BACP Accredited Counsellor, Brainspotting Practitioner, and Certified Narcissistic Abuse Specialist™ with over 20 years of clinical practice.

I know what it is to appear capable on the outside while something essential has quietly gone missing.

I have lived the relational patterns this work addresses, in personal relationships and professional ones. The slow erosion. The self-doubt. The version of yourself you can sense but can't quite get back to.

I built this practice because I needed it once and it didn't exist.

That is part of why I do this work. Not only because of my training, but because I know what becomes possible on the other side of it.

🌿 "To anyone thinking about starting this Brainspotting journey with Sharon, all I can say is just do it! The benefits are huge and it's time those of us who are affected by the past break free from it all and move forward with peace and happiness. Brainspotting is truly remarkable and Sharon is an excellent guide. I can highly recommend it!"

— Client experience

→ Read more about me

Frequently Asked Questions

Please contact me through the enquiry form if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Do I need to have experienced trauma for this to help me?

Not at all. Many women who come here would never describe themselves as having experienced trauma. They simply know that something has been keeping them from living fully — and that thinking about it hasn't been enough to shift it. This work is for that, whatever its origins.

How do I know if what I experienced was relational trauma?

Relational trauma doesn't always come with a clear label. If a relationship — with a partner, a parent, or someone else close to you — left you feeling anxious, disconnected from yourself, or like a version of yourself you no longer recognise, that is enough to be here.

What if I understand what happened, but still cannot move on?

That is one of the most common reasons people come here. Understanding something cognitively rarely shifts how it lives in the body. This work reaches the place that insight alone cannot.

Why do I still feel attached to someone who hurt me?

Trauma bonding is a real and well-documented response to certain kinds of relational harm. The attachment you feel is not a reflection of your weakness or poor judgement — it is a nervous system response. This work helps gently untangle it.

Can therapy still help if the relationship ended years ago?

Yes. The nervous system does not work on a timeline. If something is still affecting how you feel, how you relate, or how you move through your days — it is still worth addressing, however long ago it happened.

What can I expect from a first session?

The first session is an in-depth conversation — about where you are, what you are carrying, and what kind of support feels right for you. It is a genuine piece of work in its own right. Not a formality, not a box to tick before the real work begins. By the end, you will have a clearer sense of what you need — and whether working together feels like the right fit.

What is Brainspotting?

Brainspotting is a body-based approach that works with the nervous system to process what talking alone rarely reaches. Using specific eye positions and bilateral music, it accesses what is being held beneath conscious thought — without needing to find the perfect words for it first. Developed from the same roots as EMDR, it is often experienced as more intuitive and more gently powerful than people expect.

How is this different from traditional talking therapy?

Traditional talking therapy works primarily with the mind — making sense of what happened, understanding patterns, gaining insight. This work goes further. Brainspotting works directly with the body and nervous system, reaching the places that insight alone cannot.

The result is not just understanding — but genuine shift, at the level it is actually being held.

Take the next step

If something here has felt familiar, a clarity call is a simple next step A quiet conversation about where you are, what you are carrying, and whether this work feels like the right fit for you. No pressure. No commitment. Just a place to begin.

Sharon Nicholson is a BACP Accredited Counsellor and Brainspotting Practitioner working exclusively online with women across the uk. This practice specialises in the lasting effects of relational trauma, narcissistic abuse, and betrayal, including C-PTSD and the anxiety, hypervigilance, shame, and emotional overwhelm these experiences so often leave behind.

Brainspotting is a neuroexperiential, body-based approach that works in a similar way to EMDR. Evolved out of EMDR, it is often experienced as more gentle and more intuitive.

If you have been searching for EMDR therapy and want to understand how Brainspotting compares, a free clarity call is the right place to start.

Offering online trauma therapy across the UK, including Weymouth, Dorset and surrounding areas.

Specialising in relational trauma, narcissistic abuse recovery, and betrayal trauma — through the body, not just the mind.

The content on the website is for informational purposes only. It Is not intended as professional advice, treatment or diagnosis. Please seek appropriate qualified support from your healthcare provider where necessary.

Online body-based therapy

No Longer A Ghost In Your Own Life®

Sharon Nicholson

You have been stuck for far too long

The work here goes deeper than talking

"You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer"

Why Brainspotting?

Find Your Door

Where Would You Like To Begin?

Betrayal Trauma Intensive

Relational Trauma Intensives

The Expansion Intensive

90-Minute Sessions — Ongoing Support

Not sure which feels right?

" I am finally living my life in colour again after 30 years in black and white"

Meet Me

Frequently Asked Questions

Take the next step

Book your free clarity call

Online body-based therapy

No Longer A Ghost In Your Own Life®

Sharon Nicholson

You have been stuck for far too long

The work here goes deeper than talking

"You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer"

Why Brainspotting?

Find Your Door

Where Would You Like To Begin?

Betrayal Trauma Intensive

Relational Trauma Intensives

The Expansion Intensive

90-Minute Sessions — Ongoing Support

Not sure which feels right?

" I am finally living my life in colour again after 30 years in black and white"

Meet Me

Frequently Asked Questions

Take the next step

Book your free clarity call

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