Sharla Christie, LPC/LCMHC

Program Director

A compassionate listener, Sharla has a knack for helping others connect with their emotions. With over twelve years’ experience in individual and family therapy at Re-Creation Retreat, Sharla is spurred on by her desire to make a difference in the lives of the students she works with, and the types of relationships they form with themselves and others.

Comfortable with tackling tough topics, Sharla is a specialist in dealing with trauma and is certified in several protocols for dealing with trauma, including:

• EMDR Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy
• TF-CBT Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• CFTSI Child-Family Traumatic Stress Intervention
• AF-CBT Alternatives for Families Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Sharla’s therapy style provides information and therapeutic tools designed to help families and individuals heal from their past and find ways to move forward. She is licensed in both Arizona and Utah, and also serves the local community as a therapist at the Kane County Utah Children’s Justice Center.

She has a passion for photography, playing the piano, reading, and staying connected. Sharla and her husband Phil have been married for thirty-eight years, and in addition to their own tribe of seven, they have sixteen grandchildren, a gaggle of geese and a flock of ducks.