Hi, I’m Sharla
I see what most miss: the cost of success when it’s built on self-abandonment.
My gift isn’t just helping people feel better — it’s helping them come home to the parts of themselves they had to exile to survive.
I hold up a mirror to the performance and loving point to the place inside that still aches to be real.
I specialize in the invisible architecture of shame — not as a feeling, but as a structure embedded in the body, nervous system, and identity.
Through a rare fusion of clinical rigor and sacred witnessing, I help high-functioning adults deconstruct survival-driven identities, metabolize shame somatically, and reclaim full presence.
My work is not about managing symptoms — it’s about remembering who you were before shame made you forget.
Education
ABD in obtaining A Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Counselor Education and Supervision at University of Northern Colorado (2014—2020)
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Clinical mental health counseling at Gonzaga University (2011—2013)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Psychology at Walla Walla University (2005—2009)
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”