Sharon Sheppard

• Provide specialized therapeutic services to individuals, couples and families impacted by past or recent traumatic experiences.
• Enhance client relationships by providing tailored therapy sessions based on individual needs and goals.
• Cultivate safe and trusting environment for clients to openly discuss sensitive issues and experiences.
• Empower clients by teaching coping skills for managing stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health symptoms related to traumatic experiences.
• Serve as a resource for colleagues by sharing knowledge about best practices in marriage and family therapy.
• Manage day-to-day business operations.
• Conduct target market research to discover customer needs and analyze competitor trends.
• Implement marketing strategies to increase brand awareness and attract new clients.

• Provide American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) required supervision to students pursuing graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapy Associates (LMFTA.)
• Oversees student associates caseloads
• Trains in systemic modalities
• Offers case consultation including red flag cases and ethical considerations
• Creates collaborative environment for group supervision

• Co-taught graduate level course on trauma therapy
• Focus of lectures: implementation of trauma therapy into counseling/therapy practice
• Lectures included:

Narrative Exposure Therapy

Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy

Somatic Interventions

Ten Core Competencies of Trauma Therapy

Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse

• Improved client outcomes by employing evidence-based therapeutic techniques in individual and group sessions.
• Developed and implemented creative interventions to engage couples and promote therapeutic progress.
• Conducted intake and needs assessments to set therapeutic goals and establish professional relationships with clients.
• Promoted supportive therapeutic environment by establishing trust and rapport with diverse clientele.
• Maintained accurate and thoroughly documented notes and client records in accordance with licensing standards.