About Sharon Eiler
I am a psychotherapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist serving individuals, couples, parents, and youth in Seattle. I have a strong and diverse theoretical grounding. But it’s my own life experience and my belief in the purpose of the human experience that allows me to help you step in to your genuine self.
I’m trained in family systems, psychodynamic therapies, and mind-body therapies. But wildernesses, literature, relationships, parenthood, and a commitment to personal growth have been my best teachers. I listen to your whole story–beyond words and across emotional states.
I’ve spent significant time backpacking in the Cascade, Olympic, Sierra, and Rocky Mountains, a passion that has always been grounding for me. Over a period of three years, I facilitated therapeutic month-long outdoor trips for troubled adolescents, working to improve relationships with their families and get them back on track. I have two children of my own, and they continue to fascinate and engage me in the subtleties of human development. Now that I’m an urban dweller, I practice yoga, meditation, and commute by bike whenever I can.
I’ve worked in the mental health field since 1990, as a therapist since 2002. I began my private practice in 2004.
A Few Comments From Clients
“I feel so good after LI. It’s been so helpful. I don’t get as anxious, and my face doesn’t get red or so hot in meetings anymore. That was a real problem my whole life–my whole life. Even K’s behavior is so much better that I schedule playdates now. People comment how much he’s growing up–but I know it’s because I’m calmer. He got calmer too, right away. Thank you!”
–K.V., 35 y.o. mom of a 4 y.o.
“In the session, I could feel myself change. I started off feeling my life, my whole past, was hopeless and negative. I was so stupid. Then I started to see things I’d learned. In the end, I really saw the beauty I’d missed before. I was ok, even then.
I really felt the difference, at work and with my kids. My last pitch went really well, even when the machine didn’t work and I had to cover for it. I didn’t get thrown off–Things were actually ok. I just handled it.”
–M.J., 40 y.o. male
“I really trust and believe in this therapy. I can see so many things I could never see before. I have such gratitude for my work with Sharon.”
–R.B., 26 y.o. male
Therapeutic Influences
Lifespan Integration, Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy, Attachment theory, Systems theory, Narrative theory, Psychoanalytic thought.
Education
Pacific Lutheran University, MA. University of Montana, MA, MFA. Santa Clara University, BA.
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