Sharifa Ahrendsen MSW, LCSW

I’m Sharifa (pen-name Teresa), nice to meet you:) I am a creative healer focusing on identity, burn out, social determinants of health & inter-generational trauma.

I work with individuals around the globe virtually or in person (Lisbon, Portugal) as well as with organizations to meet the need of its members/employees. Sound helpful?

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Technical Stuff: I was trained at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: 4th best of its kind in USA. My study focus on Clinical Social Work. I grew my professional experience beyond my bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Leadership Studies from University of Maryland, College Park.

Professional Stuff: My education led to my day job, private practice where I support people using talk therapy. My heart led me to create beyond pathology and find a way to apply macro social work approaches to micro (individual) common problems. My time as a hospital emergency room support, child abuse prevention group therapy facilitator, university counseling center therapist, and serial entrepreneur I am my ancestors wildest dreams ^_^

Personal Stuff: I am a Black, queer, mother, wife, friend, author, neurospicy, system questioning over thinker so I’m always daydreaming of world peace. My passion is growing despite the healthcare industrial complex, to make the magic of talk therapy accessible, and to positively impact individuals and communities. If you made it this far, let’s talk! Basic details for services below: