Meet Shara

Shara 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 approach integrates faith, attachment theory, 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

Shara provides compassionate support for individuals navigating stress, mental health challenges, and major life transitions—including singleness. With years of experience, she offers a safe space to explore your story, build healthier coping strategies, and create a meaningful path forward.

Teen

Shara 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 teens feel heard and empowered to not just survive—but thrive—during this formative season.

Men

Shara understands the unique challenges men face in a culture that often discourages emotional expression, leaving many to carry their burdens in silence. She offers a trusted, supportive space where men can process work, relationships, and life’s pressures while building emotional connection and resilience.

Marriage

Shara helps couples build strong, healthy relationships by offering a safe space to improve communication, resolve conflicts, and grow together. With compassion and experience, she is dedicated to guiding couples toward a more connected and fulfilling partnership

Women's Counseling

Women's Counseiling

Single Women

  • Widowed
  • Divorced
  • Single Never Married
  • Single and dating
  • Infertility 

Single Parents

  • Co-parenting
  • Boundaries with ex
  • Healing from loss
  • Work/Life/parenting balance
  • Dating as a single parent

Marriage Issues

  • Healing after affair
  • Communication
  • Life transition (job loss, aging parents, Divorcing parents, children transitions, empty nest)

Parenting Challenges 

  • Special Needs
  • Hearing impaired
  • Behavior challenges
  • Educational issues
  • Transition to college

Men's Counseling

Men's Counseling

Common Stressors for Men

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Marriage conflict/ communication
  • Singleness
  • Grief/Loss
  • Relationships / Dating
  • Parenting issues
  • Work/Life balance

Marriage Counseling

Marriage Counseling

Premarital Counseling

  • Expectations- finances, kids, home, other family member
  • Communication
  • Conflict Resolution (how to fight fair)
  • Goals, hopes, dreams
  • Dealing with extended family
  • Blending two lives
  • Marriage Education

Marriage Counseling

  • Communication
  • Conflict Resolution (how to fight fair)
  • Life transition (job loss, aging parents, children transitions, empty nest)
  • Post Affair Resolution
  • Building trust

Parenting Challenges

  • Special Needs
  • Hearing impaired
  • Behavior challenges
  • Educational issues
  • Transition to college
  • Social Challenges/ ASD

Teen Counseling

Teen Counseling

Teen Stressors

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Breakup
  • Self-esteem
  • Disordered eating, body image issues
  • Executive Dysfunction / ADD/ ADHD
  • Social Stressors
  • Bullying and Cyberbullying
  • Parent Stress
  • Sibling conflict/ dynamics
  • Academic pressures
  • Sports and Extra-Curricular expectations
  • Communication issues
  • Injuries
  • Feelings of not fitting in
  • Experimentation with alcohol and drugs
  • Suicidal ideation
  • Sign Language for hard of hearing clients (with use of voice and /or hearing aid)
  • Special Education / ASD
  • Parent Coaching

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