Our Mission

Dr Angela Sharma is a GP partner in Notting Hill, London for more than 23 years. She has set up and leads a menopause service in her own NHS practice and is passionate about changing the lives and health of women for the better. She has trained in women’s health, menopause and sexology.

She undertook her training in Advanced Menopause Care at Kings College Hospital in London, where she acquired her experience of managing complex menopause cases with an specialist expertise in premature menopause. Since completing her training, she has remained involved with the British Menopause Society and is currently on their Medical Advisory Council. She has contributed to new guidelines in menopause management, reviewing papers on menopause research for their Journal and speaking and supporting at the annual scientific conference and BMS masterclasses. She has also been involved in the development of their online training course for future menopause specialists. She has recently written the chapter on premature menopause for “Management of Menopause” the BMS book for anyone working in the menopause field.

She is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for menopause, an evidenced-based therapy to help improve the symptoms of the menopause. She also has specialist training in Clinical Sexology with her certificate in psychosexual therapy under CICS and has attended the European Society of Sexual Medicine (ESSM) School of Sexual Medicine, and has become a Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM). She is qualified in both the psychosexual therapeutic techniques and the medical aspects of sexual dysfunction. She also volunteers monthly at Maggie’s in West London, running Menopause after Cancer and Intimacy after Cancer workshops supporting women after a cancer diagnosis.

She also has a BSc in Immunology & Oncology, and Diplomas in Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and Family Planning. She leads clinics in her surgery for the management of chronic diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, dementia and osteoporosis and over 65’s. She brings this expertise in chronic disease, diet and exercise and ageing well in later life into her menopause work, understanding how hormonal changes can impact long term health outcomes and what women can do to age well.

She is also a trustee and medical advisory board member for a charity called “Menstrual Health Project”  educating and empowering women with menstrual health issues. This helps to bring her knowledge of all aspects of women’s health such as Endometriosis, PCOS, PMDD/PMS, fibroids and how these conditions can impact women at menopause.

She is the published author of "Women's Health Made Easy", written with Dr Carys Sonnenberg and Dr Angela Wright a book covering all aspects of women’s health.

She is actively involved in teaching and talking about menopause, sexology and women’s health to women, health care professionals and in workplaces/corporates.

She lives in London, and when she’s not working, she usually catches up on Netflix and dreams of running another marathon.

Dr Angela Wright is a GP, Menopause Specialist and dual-qualified Clinical Sexologist. She is also qualified in Palliative Medicine and worked in hospice medicine for over a decade. She is particularly interested in improving sexual function and menopausal symptoms in women who have undergone cancer treatment, and those with a history of trauma, neurodivergence or hormone sensitivity.

Angela completed her Advanced Menopause Care training in Hull. She now has a permanent NHS clinic there, seeing patients with complex menopause issues, female sexual dysfunction and premenstrual disorders. She completed a 2 year Diploma in Sex and Relationship Therapy with the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology (CICS), and she went on to attend the European Society of Sexual Medicine’s Advanced School of Sexual Medicine. She then passed the examination to become a Fellow of the European Committee of Sexual Medicine (FECSM). She is a Diplomate of the Institute of Psychosexual Medicine and trained in EMDR and Somatic Trauma Therapy. She is also trained in CBT for Menopause and in ADHD Diagnosis and Management.

Angela is passionate about women’s health and sexology and is frequently asked to write, teach or talk about this subject. She is a registered trainer for the BMS & coSRH, and is the current coSRH Menopause Guardian and Menopause Expert Working Group Lead. She is very involved in training future menopause specialists and is also part of the Faculty for the Sexology course she trained on, teaching the biomedical part of the course.

Angela is an active committee member of the British Society of Sexual Medicine, and a trustee for the trauma charity "The Wellness Gateway". She is a published author of "Women's Health Made Easy", written with Dr Angela Sharma and Dr Carys Sonnenberg and of chapters in several other books on sexuality and women's health.

Angela lives in North Yorkshire, and (when she is not talking about sex or hormones) can usually be found riding her bike or walking with her dog Bob.