The Team
Sharon Hale, MA LMFT
When I first meet a potential client, one of my priorities is to make it clear that, “I’m not making the therapy up as I go along.” I rely on the wisdom and training of people who are smarter than me to help you heal and reach your goals.
But, if you’d met me in 2011 when I graduated with my Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy, you might have wondered how they let a high schooler into the counseling program, much less graduate her. I looked young, and I felt very inexperienced and unsure of myself. But I believed the professors and supervisors who told me that I didn’t need to have everything figured out – I just needed to engage with clients using compassion and empathy, and the rest will come later.
And they were right! By 2018, I shifted my focus to working almost exclusively with couples and individuals from a relational perspective and was training extensively in a therapy model (Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy) proven to help individuals and couples improve their relationships. In 2021, I was certified in providing EFT therapy by ICEEFT (the International EFT Training Center).
Today, I continue to learn and grow in my skills. I am currently training in Neuroaffective Relational Model, which specializes in treating childhood trauma (the type of trauma that occurs when we are young).
My life is full.
I grew up in Tigard and love living in the Northwest. My husband and I were married in 2008 and are now parents to three energetic boys, a dog, a cat, and nine chickens, all of which like to keep us on our toes. Fun fact: My husband is a marriage therapist at his private practice. Yes, we do fight!
I love being outside, especially in the forest, at the top of a mountain, on the beach, or in any other place I can allow my boys to spend some energy with a minimum limit set by me!
In my rare moments of free time, when I cannot go on a hike, you might also find me reading, cooking, biking, or sneaking chocolate from my secret stash in the pantry (don’t tell my kids).
