Taryn Sharkey, LMFT
Background
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Pennsylvania and Delaware. I received my bachelor's degree in Psychology from University of Delaware and my master's degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from LaSalle University. I currently hold the highest membership from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) as a Clinical Fellow and an Approved Supervisor. I am certified in Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT).
Approach
Have you had a recent life change? Has a relationship started to become more difficult? Are you overwhelmed with balancing your personal life and work responsibilities? Did you just have a baby? Has there been a death in the family? Most people will say yes to at least one of these. Yet they don't understand how these things have major impacts on their mood, body, finances, job, school performance, and behaviors.
After spending over a decade doing in-home, family therapy, I have witnessed the impact of stress on our lives and in our relationships. I have experience working with trauma, addictions, high conflict families, couples in distress, children, and adolescents. I want to help you understand how these things become depression, anxiety, anger, and physical pain. I will listen to the stories of your past, so it can inform you of what is happening now, and then motivate you for your future.
I use a relational, strength-based approach, that is catered to each client individually. I utilize humor and compassion, but can also be direct and forward.
Specialties Include:
-Children
-Teens & Adolescents
-Couples Counseling
-Pre-Martial Counseling
-Co-parenting/Divorce Counseling
-Relational Conflicts
-Trauma
-Anxiety
-Depression
-Medical Difficulties
-Grief & Loss
-Life Transitions
I am currently not accepting new clients.
