Sharon Snir

Sharon Snir

Sharon began her professional life as an early childhood educator and over the next fifteen years gained a deep understanding of the developmental stages of infants and children. Those years provided a first hand insight into the human psyche and acted as the motivator for her to transit into the healing profession; both as a counsellor and facilitator / teacher.
Sharon's training in Gestalt therapy began in 1978 with Dr. Don Diespecker, a relationship that lasted over 20 years. She studied psychodrama with Dr. Ari Badaines and acquired a postgraduate diploma in counselling and psychotherapy from the Australian College of Applied Psychology. Her love for the Gestalt therapy approach took her to the United States where she continued her training for a further three years with the world renowned Gestalt Therapists Dr. Erving and Dr. Miriam Polster in San Diego, California. Sharon is regularly invited overseas as a speaker and she runs workshops in the United States.
A passionate writer with a strong commitment to supporting creative and professional writing in others, Sharon became the founding Editor of the Gestalt Australia and New Zealand Newsletter from 1999 to 2005.