About Us
Changing the world, one healthy couple at a time
Carolyn Sharp, LICSW on a mission to create a better world by helping couples build stronger relationships. People in healthy relationships feel better, get more done, and contribute to positive change in the world. They carry their relationship skills into their workplaces, families, and communities. As parents, they raise healthy and happy children and teach positive relationships for the younger generations. They model cooperation, collaboration, and compassion in all their interactions in the world.
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Carolyn's work is based on the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT) and is accessible via couples counseling sessions and a range of options through Secure Connections Retreats.
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WHY WORK WITH CAROLYN SHARPE
Be clear about the best direction to take your relationship
Through a compassionate and structured process backed by scientific research, Carolyn guides you through the difficult decision about whether you are committing to your relationship or moving on.
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By observing micro-movements and other physiological responses, she supports your decision-making process by observing whether there is a recoverable connection or whether one or both parties have already emotionally withdrawn.
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She supports both members and the relationship in feeling clear and strong and in the decision and its repercussions.
Gain the tools you need to maintain a healthy and vital relationship
Carolyn uses highly experiential processes to help you identify what the real issues are in your relationship and how they developed.
She uses proven exercises to capture and clarify your relationship dynamics. She teaches you how you developed the ways you are with each other to clarify and deepen your understanding of and compassion for each other.
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Once Carolyn has helped you understand the deeper needs that drive the problematic reactions and responses, she teaches you new ways to interact with each other based in care and compassion. You will develop a relationship based in fairness, justice, and reciprocity which supports you both in being the healthiest and most fulfilled version of yourselves.
Feel happier and more connected in your relationship
Carolyn's fun and fast-moving process identifies small changes and new behaviors that deliver results fast.
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By replacing a negative feedback loop with a positive one, you seek out opportunities to do things that make each other happier building successful habits and traditions. New patterns create long-lasting connection.
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As you experience greater intimacy and connection, you both feel better physically and create positive changes in all areas of your life.