Mental Health Services

My path into psychotherapy hasn’t been a traditional one. Before becoming a Humanistic Psychotherapist, my background included sales, customer service, coaching and entrepreneurship. Those experiences taught me a great deal about people, relationships and communication, and continue to influence how I work both as a therapist and as Co-founder and CEO of Role Resolve.

Throughout my therapeutic career, I have worked with children, young people and adults experiencing a wide range of challenges, including anxiety, domestic abuse, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, childhood trauma and neurodivergence. My approach is humanistic and neurodiversity-affirming, with a strong focus on understanding each person as an individual and creating a space where they can explore their experiences and develop a greater understanding of themselves.

Creativity is also a big part of who I am and how I work. As a creative writer and intervention designer, I’m particularly interested in finding different ways of engaging people when more traditional approaches may not work for them.

I co-create the design and development of Role Resolve’s educational interventions, including work with children and young people who experience challenges within mainstream education, those with EHCPs, and learners with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. My focus is on creating engaging, evidence-informed approaches that support individual goals, communication, relationships and social and emotional development.

I have also undertaken independent research exploring the therapeutic applications of tabletop role-playing games and their potential to support engagement, self-expression and personal development. I continue to bring together research, therapeutic practice and creativity to develop approaches that are inclusive, engaging and grounded in the needs of the people we work with.

At the heart of everything I do is a genuine curiosity about people; how we understand ourselves, how we connect with others, and what can become possible when we feel truly understood.

Sharlene is a humanistic psychotherapist and Co-Founder of Role Resolve, combining her therapeutic background with experience in sales, strategic planning and creative programme development.

Her academic research at the University of Derby explored the use of collaborative storytelling and tabletop role-playing within psychotherapy, providing the foundations for what would later become Role Resolve’s therapeutic role-playing interventions. Alongside Vikki, she develops and writes Role Resolve’s creative interventions, stories and resources, bringing psychological ideas to life through experiences that are engaging, purposeful and accessible.

Sharlene’s clinical experience spans private practice, education, community services and CAMHS, with particular interests in neurodivergence, trauma, identity and relationships. Her previous career in sales brings an additional commercial and strategic perspective, supporting the development of partnerships, new opportunities and the continued growth of Role Resolve.

Creativity and curiosity are central to Sharlene’s work, alongside a strong belief that meaningful support should recognise the individuality of each person. This continues to shape her approach at Role Resolve, combining psychological understanding with creative ways to engage and connect, while keeping relationships at the heart of the work.

A humanistic psychotherapist with a Master's degree in Education specialising in Inclusion and SEND. Butaina has extensive experience supporting neurodivergent people, survivors of domestic and childhood abuse, refugees, and families of children with disabilities — offering a safe, non-judgemental, trauma-informed space.

A trainee psychotherapist in the final year of his undergraduate degree, and a creative thinker and intervention developer grounded in humanistic, person-centred practice. Ryan brings substantial third-sector experience across advice, support, service development and people-focused leadership, giving him a grounded understanding of the pressures individuals, families and communities face.

He has been playing, running and designing roleplaying games for over 15 years, and is passionate about what tabletop roleplaying can bring to people's lives — helping them explore identity, choice and challenge in engaging, collaborative ways.