Meet Shara
Shara is a licensed professional counselor serving clients in Tennessee and Virginia. She holds a B.S. in Special Education and Elementary Education from Middle Tennessee State University and a M.A.Ed. in Counselor Education from Virginia Tech. Her background includes extensive experience in the public school system, where she worked as a special education teacher, general education teacher, advanced academic teacher, and high school counselor. This experience shapes her grounded, relational approach and deep understanding of the challenges individuals and families face.
Shara is especially attuned to the needs of teens, young adults, and parents, particularly during major life transitions such as adolescence and early adulthood. She helps clients navigate questions of personal and professional identity, purpose, and connection, offering insight into the emotional and relational complexities that arise during these stages.
Her personal experiences with loss, both of loved ones and expected life paths, inform her compassionate perspective. She understands the quiet grief and resilience many people carry and brings sensitivity to the uncertainties of life and relationships, including dating and the desire for meaningful connection.
In her work, Shara creates a warm, collaborative space and integrates attachment-based therapy, trauma-informed care, mind-body awareness, and evidence-based practices. She works with individuals, couples, and teens, with a particular focus on supporting single adults, couples, and adult children navigating relationships with their parents.
Outside of therapy, Shara enjoys aerial silks, singing, dancing, and spending time with her family and close community of friends.
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.
