Sharon Hancock has been a psychotherapist and counselor for the last 30 years, specializing in the areas of co-dependency, relationships, Essence, and Tantra. After completing a psychology degree at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, she moved to London and completed further education in Somatic Psychotherapy. She studied Reichian Bodywork with Gerda Boyesen and completed a two-year professional course. While in London, she studied the humanistic psychologies that were emerging from Esalen Institute in California. These include Psychodrama, Gestalt, and Family systems.