About Sharon

Psychology made practical,
personal and relevant.

Warm, honest and curious support that begins with understanding what is happening for you—not fitting you into a label.

Sharon Johnson outdoors in the Yorkshire countryside

Understanding first. Practical change next.

I'm Sharon Johnson, a psychology-informed mindset and behaviour therapist and coach, and an NLP Master Practitioner. I have been helping people with confidence, mindset, behaviour and performance for many years.

Although my background includes extensive work in equestrian and sports performance, the challenges people bring to me extend far beyond performance. I work with confidence, anxiety, habits, relationships, life pressures, menopause, difficult decisions and the patterns that can leave someone feeling stuck.

My approach brings together psychology-informed therapeutic work and coaching, NLP and Centre10 performance tools. I don't use one fixed method for every person. I listen carefully to what you say, how you describe the difficulty and where the pattern appears to become stuck. That helps me recognise whether we need to explore the experience more deeply, challenge the language or beliefs surrounding it, introduce practical performance and regulation tools—or combine all three.

I don't believe in telling people how to live their lives or offering generic advice. Instead, I help you explore the thoughts and behaviours attached to what you're experiencing, challenge what may no longer be helping, and develop practical tools relevant to you and your life. You are not expected to fit a particular model; the approach should fit you.

Part of working responsibly is recognising when someone's needs require medical, clinical or more specialist support beyond my professional scope. If that happens, I will discuss it openly and encourage you towards the most appropriate help.

Sharon is an experienced therapist and coach, NLP Master Practitioner and Centre10 Coach—specialising in confidence, mindset and performance—and is studying for a BSc Psychology degree with The Open University.

Mindset & behaviour therapistNLP Master PractitionerCentre10 CoachBSc Psychology degree in progress

You don't need to arrive with all the answers.

We begin with what is happening now and what you would like to be different.

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