- Faith-informed approach
- 25 years experience
- Focus on relationships
About Shara
She works with people facing difficult life changes, grief, addiction, caregiving strain, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar mood concerns. Her practice also addresses attachment issues, codependency, infidelity, and family-of-origin difficulties. Shara combines long-term clinical experience with practical, person-focused care.
In sessions she listens first and helps clients identify manageable steps toward change. Conversations often center on improving emotional awareness, setting healthy boundaries, and repairing patterns that cause repeated conflict. She also offers coaching-style guidance for career concerns and transitions.
Shara’s faith-centered perspective is offered when it fits a client’s values, while other sessions stay focused on personal goals and coping skills. She aims to create a calm, non-judgmental space where people can work through painful memories and develop resilience. Most work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Her practice supports people through parenting stress, fertility and fatherhood questions, caregiver burnout, and challenges tied to serious illness. For those coping with shame, guilt, or isolation, Shara helps rebuild self-esteem and connection.
How her approaches shape online care
Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes understanding how early connections influence current emotions and relationship patterns. In practice this means exploring attachment styles, noticing repeated interaction cycles, and building new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected. It can help with intimacy-related issues, trust concerns, codependency, and grief.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own goals and experience. The therapist listens without judgment and helps people find their own solutions. This approach supports self-esteem work, navigating life transitions, and making practical changes that match a person's values.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify which ideas and techniques fit their goals and preferences. Together they check in on what works and adjust the plan as needed, combining attachment-focused insights with client-centered listening when helpful.
Session logistics were not listed in the biography, so confirm which online formats are available before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins or extended appointments when needed. It also makes consistent work possible during large life transitions or caregiving demands. Licensed professionals can adapt interventions so they remain practical and goal-focused in remote sessions.
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Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Other common concerns include grief, addiction, parenting strain, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is supportive and client-centered, with a faith-informed perspective offered when it fits a person's values. Sessions focus on listening, practical steps, and improving communication.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience as a clinician working with a wide range of emotional and relational issues. That background informs both short-term coping strategies and longer-term work.
What are her professional credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Tennessee. The credential listed is TN LCSW.
What languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are provided?
Session formats were not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options with the provider before booking to ensure a suitable arrangement.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is available when you move forward with scheduling.
What are the steps to get started?
Select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability. That begins the intake and matching process.