About
Rosa Sheehan
I am an accredited CBT and EMDR therapist with nearly 20 years' experience working within NHS mental health services across primary and secondary care.
Throughout my career, I have supported people experiencing a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, trauma, OCD, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and low self-esteem.
My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and practical. I believe therapy should offer both a safe space to explore difficult experiences and evidence-based tools that help create meaningful and lasting change.
I have a particular interest in trauma-focused work and use CBT and EMDR to help people process difficult experiences that continue to affect their lives in the present.
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Nearly 20 years' experience working in NHS mental health services.
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Accredited and experienced in both CBT and EMDR.
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Extensive experience supporting people with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, OCD, psychosis, and mood disorders.
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Evidence-based therapy tailored to your individual needs.
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Comfortable, private therapy rooms in Sheffield.
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Compassionate, collaborative, and non-judgemental approach
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Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, University of Sheffield (2010).
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Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), York (2016).
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Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy – Family Intervention, King's College London (2024).
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Accredited Member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
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Accredited Member of EMDR UK.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured, evidence-based therapy that helps identify and change patterns of thinking and behaviour that may be contributing to emotional difficulties.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy designed to help people recover from trauma and distressing life experiences.
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a structured, evidence-based therapy that helps identify and change patterns of thinking and behaviour that may be contributing to emotional difficulties.
CBT focuses on understanding how thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and behaviours interact, helping you develop practical strategies for overcoming challenges and improving wellbeing.
CBT Can Help You:
• Understand how your difficulties have developed and what may be maintaining them
• Develop healthier coping strategies
• Challenge self-critical or unhelpful thinking patterns
• Reduce anxiety and avoidance
• Improve confidence and self-esteem
• Build resilience and emotional wellbeing
• Process traumatic experiences through Trauma-Focused CBT where appropriate
CBT is an effective treatment for anxiety, depression, OCD, panic disorder, PTSD, psychosis, health anxiety, and many other common mental health difficulties.
What is EMDR?
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is an evidence-based therapy designed to help people recover from trauma and distressing life experiences.
When difficult experiences remain unprocessed, they can continue to affect how we think, feel, and respond in everyday life. EMDR helps the brain process these experiences, allowing them to become less emotionally overwhelming and reducing their impact on current functioning.
EMDR is recommended by NICE for the treatment of PTSD and trauma-related difficulties.
Many people find EMDR helpful when difficult experiences continue to affect them through anxiety, distressing memories, emotional reactions, feelings of shame or guilt, or negative beliefs about themselves.
EMDR May Help With:
• Trauma and PTSD
• Childhood experiences and developmental trauma
• Anxiety linked to past experiences
• Distressing memories
• Low self-esteem linked to earlier life experiences
• Panic and emotional overwhelm
Why work with me ?
• Nearly 20 years' experience working in NHS mental health services.
• Accredited and experienced in both CBT and EMDR.
• Extensive experience supporting people with trauma, PTSD, anxiety, OCD, psychosis, and mood disorders.
• Evidence-based therapy tailored to your individual needs.
• Comfortable, private therapy rooms in Sheffield.
• Compassionate, collaborative, and non-judgemental approach.
Starting Therapy
The first session is an opportunity to understand your concerns, discuss your goals, and decide whether therapy feels right for you.
Together we will:
• Explore your current difficulties
• Discuss relevant life experiences and background information
• Identify your therapy goals
• Develop a personalised treatment plan
• Work at a pace that feels comfortable and manageable for you
Therapy is always collaborative, confidential, and tailored to your individual needs.
Sessions are typically 50 minutes in length.
You can pay by online bank transfer or in cash – whatever you prefer.
Initial Assessment
£150 (£125 if paid in advance)
The initial assessment provides an opportunity to explore your current difficulties, personal history, and therapy goals in detail. Together, we will develop an understanding of your needs and discuss the most appropriate treatment approach.
Therapy Sessions
£130 per session (£110 if paid in advance)
Ongoing therapy sessions are tailored to your individual needs and goals. Using CBT and/or EMDR, we will work collaboratively to help you overcome difficulties, develop effective coping strategies, and create lasting positive change.
Please contact me to discuss availability or ask any questions you may have.