Sharon Prince

Sharon is a Consultant Clinical & Forensic Psychologist; Chair of the Psychological Professions Network for the North East and Yorkshire, and until recently was Deputy Director for Psychological Professions at Leeds & York Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust for many years. She has worked in the NHS for over thirty years and is passionate about the importance of psychologically informed mental health care, specialising in working with those with complex and severe mental health presentations. She has provided clinical and strategic leadership to award winning and highly regarded services and projects, winning a HSJ Award for Mental Health Innovation of the Year 2023 and being shortlisted for Inspiring Diversity & inclusion Lead, National BAME Health & Care Awards, 2024.  She has also co-edited, with both an expert by profession and an expert by experience the book ‘Working Effectively with Personality Disorder’.