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Healing &

Emotional Wellness

Healing the Soul Through Counseling & Connection

Therapy for

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About Sharlisa Byrd

Sharlisa Byrd is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist serving clients in California and Oregon. Her work integrates trauma-informed care, somatic healing, and culturally responsive therapy to support clients in reconnecting with their bodies, regulating the nervous system, and moving toward restoration.

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FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

Sharing tools for healing, resilience, and trauma-informed growth.

Healing

The Healers

For Black and POC clinicians, the cost of caring is often compounded by racialized stress, institutional pressure, and the expectation to keep going without rest.

Healing the Healers introduces the BYRD Model™, a somatic framework designed to support restoration, resilience, and embodied healing.

Grounded in nervous system science, liberation psychology, and lived experience, this book invites readers to reclaim safety, voice, rest, and agency.

Trauma &

Crisis Counseling

A structured, somatic, and culturally responsive workbook designed for graduate students, clinicians, and individuals engaged in trauma healing.

 

Integrating neurobiology, Somatic Experiencing principles, and the BYRD Model™, this resource offers practical tools for understanding trauma, supporting nervous system regulation, and applying trauma-informed concepts in real-world settings.

Ideal for clinical training, supervision, academic settings, and personal growth.

My Approach

I provide a culturally responsive, trauma-informed approach tailored to each client's unique experiences. My goal is to help individuals reconnect with their bodies, strengthen resilience, and move toward meaningful healing and balance.

 

I often describe my role as a manufacturer of hope and healing,supporting clients as they rediscover their capacity for growth, restoration, and transformation. Within a safe and supportive space, I help clients build self-awareness, develop emotional regulation skills, and create lasting change.

 

My work integrates somatic, evidence-based, and client-centered approaches that honor the connection between the mind, body, and lived experience.

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Our Services

Insurance Accepted 

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California 

  • Aetna

  • Anthem Blue Cross

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

  • Carelon Behavioral Health

  • Medi-Cal

  • Medicare

  • Humana Medicare Advantage

  • Quest Behavioral Health

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Oregon

  • Anthem EAP – Bank of America

  • Aetna

  • Carelon Behavioral Health

  • Cigna

  • Quest Behavioral Health

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Schedule a Session

Want to hear more about how I can transform your life? Contact me today to schedule a session.

Virtual

408-471-7421. CA License No. LMFT 124402, OR License No. LMFT T3033

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