Online English Counseling for Adults, Adolescents, or Children
Be still and notice that every person deserves well-being. Whether mental health counseling, leadership coaching, or social and emotional leadership programs, I am genuinely committed to the well-being experience alongside my clients.
Counseling & Consultation
Growth Groups: Social and Emotional Leadership Program for Youth or Adults
In addition to individual mental health counseling, I offer a small group social and emotional leadership program. I believe you will find this program to be a great benefit for your personal growth or for your child’s personal growth. If you would like to read more about why this program is important, read the following: Overview of Sharrett Counseling Growth Group Program. Watch the video below to learn more.
Your Counselor
Originally from the United States, I am currently based in Eastern Europe, working with clients in Europe and around the world. With extensive counseling experience in hospitals, private practice, and group counseling settings, I serve clients as a mental health counselor or leadership coach. Having lived and worked in four European cities (Sofia, Athens, Thessaloniki, and Tirana), my counseling approach is also informed by the cross-cultural challenges of expat life.
Education has been an integral part of my professional training. Holding graduate degrees with high honors in Counseling Psychology & Psychotherapy, Educational Leadership, and Theological Studies, I work with individuals, small groups, and communities to help facilitate experiences for well-being and leadership growth.
I have also had the privilege of serving 10 years as a professional educator (5 years at international schools). This experience positions me to better serve clients, students, parents, families, educators, leaders, and those in people-helping professions. I offer psychotherapy services in English for adults, adolescents, or children.
Presentations, Professional Training, Publications, & Seminars
2003
Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis Graduate Program, M.Ed.
East Tennessee State University
2005 – 2012
Designed Professional Program for Athletes: Becoming a Total Athlete
Athletes in Action in Johannesburg, South Africa; Sofia, Bulgaria; Chicago, Illinois
October 2016 – April 2017
A Theology of Christianity in a Post-Christian World
Presbyterian Church in Chicago, IL
2013 – 2017
Theological Studies & Cross-cultural Leadership Program, M. Div.
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL
July 2018
“Needs of Helpers for People-Helping Professionals”
Johnson City Medical Center, Clinical Pastoral Education Training
June – August 2018
Clinical Pastoral Education Counseling Program
Johnson City Medical Center
January 2019
“Needs of Helpers: Are We Surviving or Thriving?”
Anglo-American School of Sofia, Professional Development Workshop
May 2021
Clinical Case Conceptualization: Professional Framework for Working with a Client
The American College of Greece
September 2019 – July 2021
Counseling Psychology & Psychotherapy Graduate Program, MSc.
The American College of Greece
July 2021 – September 2021
“The Effects of Community Belonging and Collective Resilience on Psychological Distress During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Bulgaria and Greece”
Thesis Defense, The American College of Greece
Lecture for Colloquy Communities
March 2022
“Cross-cultural Life & Interpersonal Relationships”
Workshop for Colloquy Communities
April 2022
“Third Culture Kids (TCK’s) & Expat Life”
Workshop for Colloquy Communities
November 2023
“World Religions, Beliefs, & Cultural Expressions: An Interfaith Dialogue”
Workshop for Colloquy Communities
November 2023
Primary Years Program and Middle Years Program for International Baccalaureate School Curriculum
American International School in Thessaloniki, Greece
December 2021 – Present
Director, Colloquy Communities
Connecting Expats & Locals Through Live Online Workshops Mental Health & Leadership
May 2025
Co-Director, Cyclical Europe Counseling Center
A Counseling Center & Leadership Hub for Christian Leaders or People Wounded for the Church or Religion
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