Associate Counselors
Associate Counselors allow Family Psychology to refer to quality counselors in related areas of service who agree to measure the outcome of their work at each meeting with each client. There is an intangible “goodness of fit” factor unique to each client-counselor pairing, and having Associate Counselors offers clients a choice of personality, gender, and working style when shopping for an effective counselor. Associate counselors are independent practitioners who operate as separate sole proprietors. They rent space in the same office building for professional support given similar professional missions and related specialties.
Sharon Bain, LCSW specializes in working with women who are struggling with depression, anxiety, family conflicts and relationship issues. A large part of her practice is also dedicated to family therapy. She earned her Masters in Social Work from the University of Chicago and her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. After several years providing intensive outpatient treatment for women with depression, she re-specialized in the area of children and families while working at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She is now the Parent Resource Specialist and Consultant at Early Childhood Development Center of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s and limits her private practice to three days a week. She is a married mother of three children. You can contact Sharon at 574-280-8199 ext. 3.