{"id":23,"date":"2020-01-08T04:13:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T04:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helensharwood.localhost\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2021-03-03T17:06:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T06:06:43","slug":"about-helen-sharwood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helensharwood.localhost\/about-helen-sharwood\/","title":{"rendered":"About Helen Sharwood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career history and experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I have worked as a counsellor in diverse settings for more than 20 years and am a registered APS psychologist in private practice in Bowral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before commencing private practice, I counselled in schools, assisting adolescents and their families to manage issues such as: bullying, anxiety, depression, peer pressure and learning. I am also a qualified Yoga instructor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My practice focuses on individual adults across a broad spectrum of the community. I work with a wide range of issues. My particular areas of expertise include executive stress, women\u2019s issues (particularly those pertaining to work-life balance), conflict in interpersonal relationships, support for resetting age-stage life goals and support through loss of relationship (partner, family of origin) or bereavement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Training clients in mindful awareness skills of how better to be \u2018present in the moment\u2019 is an integral part of my therapy; it can gradually promote change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I place great value on the power of a collaborative therapeutic relationship where trust and respect are mutually engendered. I endeavour to create a non-judgmental client-centred environment where ongoing client feedback about the therapy process is encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I believe in clients\u2019 ability to work through their issues and in their being able to make the right choices at the right times. I regard clients as experts in their own lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I find that the best results often flow when clients feel sufficiently empowered to choose their own agendas for our sessions. I am constantly touched by the courage of my clients to try out new ways to interact with the world. I delight when I hear reports that they are feeling better, often earlier than expected, and are able to enjoy life once again. As well-being grows, clients increasingly thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have an interest in Eastern philosophies. I enjoy travel, bushwalking, music, art and reading .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional qualifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>B.A.,Dip.Ed. (University of Sydney)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.A. (Psychology) (Macquarie University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grad.Dip.Counselling (The Institute of Counselling)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduate 2 year Training Course in Buddhism and Psychotherapy (AABCAP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I.Y.T.A. Teachers Training Certificate (International Yoga Teachers\u2019 Association)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional memberships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MAPS (Member of Australian Psychological Society)<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Career history and experience I have worked as a counsellor in diverse settings for more than 20 years and am a registered APS psychologist in private practice in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helensharwood.localhost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helensharwood.localhost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helensharwood.localhost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helensharwood.localhost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helensharwood.localhost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/helensharwood.localhost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helensharwood.localhost\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}