Meet Shara

Shara earned her B.S. from MTSU in Special Education and Elementary Education and her M.A.Ed. in Counselor Education from Virginia Tech. She is a warm and experienced licensed mental health counselor serving clients in Tennessee and Virginia. With a deep passion for helping others, she provides a safe and supportive space where clients feel seen, heard, and understood. Her care integrates attachment theory, mind-body connection, trauma informed care, and evidence-based practices to foster healing and personal growth.

Whether you're seeking clarity, healing, or direction, Shara is committed to walking alongside you with empathy and professional care.

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Women

Feeling Overwhelmed? Unappreciated? Too many life changes to handle at once? Relationship issues? Single and struggling? Shara provides care for individuals navigating mental health challenges, major life transitions, and stress—including singleness. Shara understands firsthand the unique challenges women face. Drawing from her professional background and real-life experience, she brings a blend of creativity, heart, and intelligent care to her work with women. She offers a safe and supportive space to explore your story, build coping strategies, and create a healthier path forward.

Men

Weighed down? Burned out? No one REALLY listens and understands you? Shara has spent hours reading, studying, and listening to the challenges that men face. While living in a culture that often discourages men to share emotional expression, it often leaves men carrying their burdens in silence. Shara offers a trusted, supportive space where men can process so many of life’s pressures while building emotional connection and resilience.

Teens

Is your teen Moody? Noncommunicative? Expressing a desire for counseling? Isolating? Having a change in performance? Shara's professional experience in the school system with teens and families offers excellent support to teens and their parents. She supports teens through the challenges of adolescence by building trust, offering a safe space to process emotions, and serving as a bridge between parents and teens. With compassion and balance, she helps tens feel heard and empowered to not just survive-but thrive during this formative season.

Couples

Living like roommates? Unsure of your marriage future? Feeling like you just don't "get" each other? Maybe you've experienced a major life disruptor. Shara helps couples build strong, healthy relationships by offering a safe space to improve communication, resolve conflicts and grow together. Shara uses tools from Gottman, EFT with Dr. Sue Johnson, as well as trauma informed care to help couples gain tools to hear each other differently, engage emotionally, and truly LISTEN. With compassion and experience she is dedicated to guiding couples toward a more connected and fulfilling partnership.