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Shara McGlothan is a Marriage and Family Therapist licensed in Missouri and Kansas. She received her Master’s in Family Therapy from Friends University and currently completing her Doctorate program at National University. Shara has specialized training in play therapy, trauma, and conflict resolution. Shara is passionate about help individuals discover themselves while establishing and maintaining healthy relationships.
Shara loves to work collaboratively with her clients so they can feel empowered to continue their journey outside her care.
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Nov 10, 2025 ∙ 3 min
Beyond Just Play: A Friendly Guide to Understanding What Play Therapy Is
The Language of Childhood: When Words Aren't Enough As adults, we often process our feelings and experiences by talking about them. We can verbalize stress, label anxiety, and explain our sadness. But go back to being a child with a complex emotional world and a still-developing vocabulary and brain. How do children express the overwhelming feelings of a new school, a family change, or a scary experience? Children express themselves through their behaviors, including play. For children, play...
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Sep 11, 2025 ∙ 3 min
How to Break the Reassurance Cycle: A Guide to Anxious Attachment and Marriage Counseling
Have you ever found yourself in a heated conflict with your partner and, despite the obvious pain, felt a strange sense of temporary relief? For many people with anxious attachment, their self-doubt can lead them to believe they are not connected with their partner or that their relationship is at risk. This self-doubt then manifests in a behavior that ironically guarantees a moment of connection: a conflict. An anxious partner may subconsciously initiate high conflict with a "harsh...
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Sep 8, 2025 ∙ 2 min
Is It a Bad Habit or Something More? Understanding Why You Self-Sabotage Connection
You want to be known. You want to be understood and accepted for who you are, without judgment. Yet, you may find yourself holding back, withdrawing, and isolating. You tell yourself you’re just "taking time for yourself," that you're "too busy," or that you're "just tired." These can all be true, but when they become a consistent pattern, they are a form of self-sabotage. This is the painful paradox of self-sabotage: out of a deep-seated fear of a negative outcome, we guarantee that the...
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