Areas of Expertise:
Eating disorders, depression, grief, abuse and medical issues, body image
Ongoing therapy groups, individual and family therapy

Clinical Experience:

– Renfrew Center Therapist from 1995-1997
– Private Practice in Cherry Hill, New Jersey from 1997 through the present
– Ongoing therapy groups, individual and family therapy

Previous Media Appearances
WHYY's "Voices in the Family," with Daniel Gottlieb
WB network Philadelphia
NBC Philadelphia 10! Show
CN 8 Mary Amorosa Show
CBS 3 Health Watch
South Jersey Magazine's People to Watch
WERS Radio in Boston
Expert Coach for Claudine Struck's 21 day challenge
Voices America Network: Live Radio Segment called "Dirty Little Secrets: The Lies We Tell Ourselves," on the Stay Sane Now program

Previous Speaking Engagements
Rutgers University Keynote Presenter Eating Disorders Awareness Week Feb 2002
University of Pennsylvania's Body Talks with Jennifer Weiner and Kim Fields March 2004
Renfrew Center Conference Panel with Carolyn Costin November 2003
Muskingam College April 2003
Hofstra University January 2003
Laselle University: multiple appearances
West Chester University: November 2001
National Voices in Action Conference May 2004
Arcadia University October 2002
Multiple Book Signings at Barnes and Nobles and Borders Bookstores
Presentation on Campus of Northeastern University in Boston

Publications
Free At Last! The Power of Relationships in Overcoming Trauma, Abuse and Eating Disorders (Daybreak Publishing, January 2004)
"A Warrior Prevails," Eating Disorders Journal May 2001
"Group Therapy," Renfrew Center Working papers
2nd Book
Without A Witness: The Role of an Eating Disorder in Surviving Trauma

Learning Objectives that are discussed
1. The power of healing relationships in recovery
2. The connection between being abused and developing an eating disorder
3. The role of dissociation in surviving trauma
4. How to recover from eating disorders and abuse
5. How I use my personal story of abuse, depression and eating disorder tendencies to help my patients.
6. How to help someone break the cycle of re-creating trauma
7. Coping with feelings in and out of sessions
8. Reclaiming life after loss and trauma
9. Techniques and strategies in the process of integration

"Shari has much to teach and any one who attends her  workshops or hears her speak will be fortunate".

— Jane Shure, PhD, LCSW
Co-editor of Effectcive Clinical Practice in the Treatment of Eating Disorders: The Heart of the Matter