About Sharon

Sharon at age 4 with best friend Gigi

“If there is a heaven, it’s certain our animals are to be there. Their lives become so interwoven with our own, it would take more than an archangel to detangle them.”

—Pam Brown

My career as an animal communicator combines my lifelong love for animals, my fascination with language, and my passion for understanding the inner workings of the psyche.  This unique diversity of interests has prepared me to be expert at what I do.

Academically, my background includes a B.A. in psychology with a minor in philosophy, a B.A. in French, a B.F.A. in Fine Art, and a Masters Degree in Teaching.   I taught visual art, French, and humanities at the high school level.

My journey with animal communication began one day when I was looking online for resources to help with my cat’s behavior problem.  I found and ordered Carol Gurney’s book The Language of Animals:  Seven Steps to Communicating with Animals. After reading the first page, I experienced the profound awareness that I have been inherently doing this all my life.  Looking back, my whole life began to make sense.

I grew up in the suburbs, so the scope of my animal menagerie was limited to dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, parakeets, and rabbits.  However, I always wanted to live on a farm.  Going to my Aunt Helen’s and Uncle Ernest’s farm in Kentucky was the biggest treat for me as a child. I loved collecting the eggs from the chicken coop and begged my aunt and uncle to let me pet their beef cattle.  From my first dog, Gigi, to my current animal family of two dogs, two cats, and a rabbit, animals have always been my best friends, my closest confidants, the ones I trust the most.

The truth is I have been communicating with animals all my life—feeling their joys and pain, hearing their stories, and seeing it all through their eyes.  For years I dismissed what was happening as imagination rather than communication. I now realize that my connection with animals was not just a quaint aspect of childhood, but rather a special gift and a very essential aspect of who I am. To refine my ability, I trained with Carol Gurney and Penelope Smith, the best teachers and pioneers in this field.

I feel grateful to serve as a catalyst for healing between humans and animals.  I look forward to helping you deepen your connection with your animal companions.

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