Hello and welcome! I’m so glad you’re here.
In case you’re new here, I’m Sharon Meins, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. I am also a wife, mother, grandmother, and former teacher, and I love a good cup of coffee while chatting with friends. I want to help you reconnect with yourself and those you love the most.
I specialize in working with couples who are committed to their partners, but due to high levels of conflict and patterns of distress, are having difficulty feeling close and connected. I also specialize in working with individuals who keep feeling baffled that they continue to feel insecure, anxious, depressed, or unhappy despite their logical understanding that they are OK.
As a person of faith, I can help you integrate your Christian spirituality into your life in ways that feel more experiential, accessible, and connective with yourself and God.
My passion to help you comes from my own experience of the ups and downs of the relationship roller coaster ride. I have felt the fear, insecurity, and pain of feeling disconnected, hurt, and alone.
After many years, and my own share of painful experiences, I was able to take the steps needed to move out of stuckness and into a place that felt more secure, connected, and empowered. One of the ways this happened for me was through Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). EFT has helped me feel seen, heard, and understood in ways I never knew were possible. It also has helped me understand and see my loved ones in new ways that have helped our relationships change for the better by connecting more deeply and by forming new and more positive patterns of interacting.
I would love to use my experience and training to help you feel more connected, empowered, and whole within and with the people you love the most. I am convinced that this is what we all long for! I would be so honored to help you move from the places where you feel stuck into a renewed sense of security, safety, connection, and hope.
Degrees and Certifications:
M.A. Counseling - Townsend Institute at Concordia University Irvine 2021
Advanced Training in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples:
EFT externship 2022 - Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen, Dr. Scott Woolley, Dr. Kathryn de Bruin
EFT Core Skills 2022 - Dr. Scott Woolley
EFT Cafe 2022 and 2024-2025 (current) - Dr. Kathryn Rheem
EFT group supervision with Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen 2022-2023
EFT individual supervision (currently working towards certification) 2023 - present
Success in Vulnerability Training Program 2023-2024
Core Skills Volunteer Helper with Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen 2023-2024
Working with Shame in Emotionally Focused Therapy with Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen 2024
Working with Nuance Advanced Training with Dr. Ryan Rana 2024
Broken Bonds: Using EFT in Betrayal Trauma Training with Dr. Lisa Palmer Olsen and Dr. Jim Furrow 2024
Triage Supervision Group with Dr. Lisa Palmer Olsen and Dr. Jim Furrow 2024 - 2025
Externship Volunteer Facilitator with Dr. Lisa Palmer Olsen and Sam Jinich - 2025
TIST Level 3 Practitioner - Trauma-Informed Stabilization Therapy 2022-2023
B.A. Literature - University of California at San Diego
Elementary Education Credential - University of San Diego
Organizational Memberships:
American Association of Christian Counselors 2020–present
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists 2025–present
International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy 2022–present
San Diego Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy - Volunteer Board Member/ Membership Co-Chair - 2024 - present
I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation to see if I might be a good fit for your needs. Click Here to schedule.