About Me
Sharon is a certified coach, licensed clinician and Florida Qualified Supervisor who has extensive experience treating mental health disorders and syndromes, including those associated with Complex PTSD, Chronic Pain, Addiction, Childhood Neglect & Abuse and the survival responses that they create in loved ones.
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She has designed therapy programs for well-known non-profit mental health and addiction programs in South Florida including The Lord’s Place, Gratitude House and Oakwood (Psychiatric) Center.
As a Certified Clinical Partners Specialist for Betrayed Partners, Sharon has achieved a high-level of specialized training and education in healing the partners and families of infidelity.
Sharon is also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, highly trained and skilled in trauma work, and is known for her expert use of creative therapies in healing betrayal and relational trauma. As director of clinical services for CORE, she has led our team of clinicians to create our innovative programs that are changing lives and can often be found in the community lecturing about relational trauma and the healing of it.
Sharon has been a working clinician for over 25 years. During that time, she has melded aspects and techniques of play therapy, sandtray and sandplay therapy, and trauma treatments into an innovative experiential practice that promotes growth and change. Her experience runs the gamut from 3-year old play therapy groups, to meaningful individual sessions with men, women and teens, to couples work and family work.
She raises service dogs for the wheelchair-bound and she has included Canine Therapy Groups in the dogs' training.
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My Credentials
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• APSATS Certified Clinical Partner Specialist
• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
• Florida Qualified Supervisor
• Certified Life Coach
• Former member of APSATS Board of Directors