Today we’d like to introduce you to Sharday Fields, LCSW.
Hi Sharday, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I didn’t plan this work. I didn’t set out to start a business. I got here through experience.
Early in my life, I went through things that forced me to think about who I was and how I was living. I didn’t have mentors guiding me. I learned through hard lessons and setbacks. Along the way, people showed up when I needed them. I call them guiding angels.
My faith in Jesus Christ grounded me during those years. It helped me make sense of what I was experiencing. Over time, I saw how those experiences shaped the way I work with people.
I started my career as a social worker in direct service roles. I worked with individuals and families in community-based programs. That later expanded into facilitating therapeutic groups, providing clinical services in hospital settings and behavior coaching.
Eventually, I returned to direct clinical practice and opened my own practice, Edifiers. I work with adults navigating life transitions, anxiety, depression, stress, identity concerns, relationship challenges, career changes, unresolved grief, and underlying trauma.
I noticed that many people were not only struggling emotionally. They struggled with decision-making and self-trust. This was especially common among first-generation individuals who were building their lives without clear examples to follow.
In 2021, during the pandemic, I founded Edifiers to address those gaps. It started as therapy When I started I only provided individual therapy that expanded into clinical work combined with values-based coaching through my program, Developing Identity and Relationships with Personal Values. I also develop programs for organizations that support people during crises.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
It hasn’t been a smooth road.
One of the biggest challenges was learning to recognize the right people. That took time and trial and error. Early on, naivety made situations harder than they needed to be. I was becoming more aware and more observant of patterns and other people’s behavior before making decisions.
It took time to build trust, and a big part of that was figuring out just how much risk I was willing to take. That deeper understanding came from learning from my mistakes. What I’ve realized is that checking in on my relationships is something I need to keep doing because people and situations are always changing.
I also learned the importance of being intentional about who I build with, people who were anchored in their faith. That made it possible to share responsibility instead of carrying everything alone.
We’ve been impressed with Edifiers, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Edifiers is a faith-centered clinical mental health practice. I provide individual therapy for adults dealing with life transitions, anxiety, depression, stress, identity concerns, relationship challenges, career changes, unresolved grief, and underlying trauma.
The practice integrates therapy and coaching. Therapy focuses on processing experiences. Coaching focuses on applying insight to decision-making and relationships.
This October, I am launching a coaching cohort of 12 women. The cohort includes individual and group coaching designed to complement therapy, not replace it.
I am also developing a men’s cohort using the same approach, therapy-informed coaching and identity development.
What’s next?
Looking ahead, I’m focused on expanding Edifiers in a way that remains intentional and aligned with its foundation. That includes creating more space for creativity and developing creative solutions that connect with people. I want the support people receive to be engaging.
I plan to continue scaling the practice by adding other clinicians and coaches who share the same values and faith-centered approach. The goal is to build a collaborative team that can extend the work without losing the integrity, discernment, and care that define the practice.
I’m also looking forward to expanding the coaching cohorts, deepening the integration between therapy and coaching, and developing additional offerings.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://edifiersmentalwellnessspa.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edifiersllc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdifiersLLC
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shardayfields/
- Other: https://www.amazon.com/author/shar.day_7-8
