HELLO
I’m Sharon Draper, a psychologist who helps women move from self-abandonment to self-trust.
I provide trauma-informed therapy and workshops for women struggling with people-pleasing, boundaries and guilt.
​I work primarily with women who:
• struggle to say no
• feel responsible for other people’s emotions
• feel guilty for having needs
• over-give and over-function in relationships
• feel resentful but unsure how to change the pattern
• want healthier boundaries and greater confidence
Many are high-functioning, capable women who have spent much of their lives looking after everyone else.
My approach is warm and collaborative.
Together we explore the patterns that have shaped your relationships and sense of self, while developing practical tools to help you move towards:
• greater self-awareness
• emotion regulation
• clearer boundaries
• stronger self-trust​
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My work is trauma-informed and includes:
• Attachment science
• Polyvagal theory
• Nervous system regulation
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Therapy and workshops focus on helping you:
• understand how your patterns developed
• regulate your nervous system so that you can use discernment in your life
• reconnect with your needs and values
• express boundaries with greater confidence
• move from self-abandonment into self-trust
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Hello, I'm Sharon Draper.
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I have worked with the following media, including Sky News.
BACKGROUND
Education, Therapy Approaches and Special Interests
QUALIFICATIONS
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Masters in Social Science Degree (Psychology)
Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology
Bachelor of Arts Degree
Certificate in Neuroscience
Emotionally Focused Therapy Training
Polyvagal Applied Theory Training
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Career Counsellor
Psychometrist
Diploma in Human Resources
TREATMENT MODALITIES
TRAUMA-INFORMED EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES:
Attachment Science
Polyvagal Theory
Nervous System Regulation
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
SPECIAL INTEREST IN
'Good Girl Complex' behaviours
Anxiety
Trauma
Stress
Assertiveness and boundary setting
Resilience and Self-compassion building
Relationship issues
