15/08/2026
🌿 For those of you who are new to my page, I thought it was probably time to introduce myself again… 🌿
I'm Sharon, a Creative Integrative Counsellor and Hypnotherapist, but actually, my journey into this work started long before I ever trained as a counsellor.
Looking back, I've realised that there was never really a plan. I just seemed to follow whatever I was being drawn towards at the time, and each new thing seemed to appear just when I was ready for it.
It all started with tarot over 20 years ago. At the time, I was looking for answers and trying to make sense of what was happening in my own life. Tarot gave me a way of looking at things differently and really started my interest in understanding ourselves on a deeper level.
Then came Reiki, which I've been practising for around 18 years now. Reiki became such an important part of my own healing journey and taught me so much about energy, intuition and simply being present with someone.
From there I explored shamanic healing, the Munay-Ki rites and the Medicine Wheel, and over the years I've continued to learn and bring different pieces into my work.
Then came hypnotherapy.
I trained in hypnotherapy in 2016/17 because I was fascinated by the mind and particularly by what happens beneath the surface of our conscious thoughts. I loved discovering how powerful our subconscious mind can be and how hypnotherapy can help us work with some of those deeper patterns.
I then trained as an integrative counsellor, qualifying in 2019, because I wanted to understand people even more deeply and have a stronger therapeutic foundation for the work I was doing.
And this is where I am now…
A Creative Integrative Counsellor and Hypnotherapist who doesn't believe that one approach will work for everyone.
I actually think that's one of the things I love most about my work. ❤️
We're all different. We have different experiences, different personalities, different ways of processing things and different things that have happened to us.
So why would we all need to heal in exactly the same way?
I'm also much more creative in my work than I used to be. I've discovered that sometimes talking isn't enough. Sometimes there are things we feel that are incredibly difficult to put into words.
That's where creativity can be so powerful.
Using colour, drawing, images, metaphor and other creative ways of exploring what's going on inside us can sometimes help us access something that talking simply can't reach.
And then there's hypnotherapy, working with the subconscious mind, alongside counselling, somatic approaches and my own intuition and experience.
My background in Reiki and trance healing has also taught me to trust my intuition. I don't mean that I have all the answers — far from it! — but I've learned to listen carefully to what a client is bringing into the room and to notice the things that perhaps aren't being said.
I believe healing needs to be integrative because we aren't just a mind.
We're a whole person.
Our thoughts, emotions, bodies, experiences, beliefs and relationships all interact with each other.
And there's another part of my life experience that has had a huge influence on the therapist I am today.
I know what it's like to support someone you love through severe mental illness.
I've experienced the fear, the uncertainty, the exhaustion and the constant wondering about what is going to happen next. I've experienced the grief that doesn't always look like grief and the feeling of trying desperately to understand something that you simply can't make sense of.
That experience has shaped me enormously, both personally and professionally.
So when I sit with a client, I'm not just bringing my qualifications into the room. I'm bringing years of learning, my own life experiences, my curiosity about people and the many different tools I've collected along the way.
I don't believe there is one magic answer.
Sometimes we need counselling.
Sometimes we need to understand what's happening to us.
Sometimes we need to work with the subconscious.
Sometimes we need to get creative.
Sometimes we need to reconnect with our body.
And sometimes we simply need somebody to sit beside us while we work things out.
That's what I hope my work offers.
A safe space where you don't have to fit into a box.
Where we can work together and find what feels right for you. 🌿
And if you've been following me for a while, thank you for being here. ❤️
My work has changed and evolved so much over the years, and I'm sure it will continue to do so!
There was never a plan… I've just followed the path as it appeared.
And somehow, looking back, it all makes perfect sense. ✨
If you're new here, welcome. I'm really glad you've found me. ❤️
You can find out more about my counselling and hypnotherapy work at sharonleescounselling.co.uk
And for Reiki, Munay-Ki and my healing courses, you can visit reikicoursesinwales.co.uk