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About me

 

  • Personal Development Coach & Marriage Relationship Consultant.

      I am Shahar Sherif, an Egyptian-American born in 1968. I am married and have an 18-year-old son. Currently residing in the Washington DC area of the USA. With 3 years of experience in counseling, I specialize in marital relations and self-development. I have coached over 140 clients, including both Arabs and foreigners, with over 1500 hours of coaching experience.

    I’m a social person who loves reading, writing, and spending time with friends. I have an upbeat personality and enjoy traveling and landscaping. My biggest failures have taught me the most, so I view failure as a positive thing and as a professional teacher.

    I appreciate conversations that go beyond the surface level and delve into deeper topics. Creativity and development are my passions, and I am constantly seeking to learn new things

“Learn something new that fascinates you”.

I studied life coaching in the USA. It was once a dream of mine that I had thought impossible to achieve due to being influenced by the opinions of others. I have faced many experiences in life that were not easy, but I consider them challenges as this is the nature of life – it gives and takes. These challenges have helped me become a better person by making me more honest with myself and others. They have also allowed me to see life from a clearer perspective.

“Sometimes painful experiences are the best teachers”.

To become more flexible in dealing with clients, I have combined several NLP protocols and methods in my training. Additionally, I have mixed my study with personal experiences, which has increased my understanding, awareness, and compassion towards those around me. These experiences have enabled me to feel the sincerity and depth of pain and feelings of others. Living in the United States has provided me with an opportunity to combine two different cultures and understand the challenges faced by Arab immigrants and their second-generation children, in particular.

Certificates

Sherif-iNLP-HP
Sherif-iNLP-ID
Sherif-iNLP-LPC
Sherif-iNLP-MHC
Sherif-iNLP-MLC
SHERIF-inlp-NLPM
Sherif-iNLP-WLC-(2)

I completed my coaching studies at INLP, one of the top American centers. Currently, I am a lecturer at a center catering to Arabic-speaking students.

  1. Certified Mental Health Coach
  2. Certified life coach
  3. Certified Life Purpose Coach
  4. Certified master coach
  5. Certified practitioner of Neuro-linguistic programming
  6. Certified Master of Neuro-Linguistic programming
  7. Certified Practitioner of Inner Dynamics
  8. Certified Practitioner of Hypnosis
  9. NLP Weight Loss Coach

All certificates are internationally accredited.

  • ICF/ACC/PCC
  • IAPLC
  • ACSTH
  • INA
  • CCE

                                                              History of work and Entrepreneurship

I worked in medical labs in Mansoura from 1991 to 1993, then in government hospitals until 1996, and later in Saudi Arabia until 1998. After that, I managed a business for 15 years, and now I work as a life coach and consultant for self-development and relationships.

Areas of interest and self-study

I studied Psychology and Self-development since 2013. I have been writing and blogging since 1990. Recently, I have been exploring nutrition, life coaching, and self-sabotage causes and solutions.

        In between the lines

        In the past few years, many clients have opened their hearts to me and told me about their struggles and secrets, realizing that showing vulnerability requires courage to open up and is one of the hardest things a person can do. That is why I always record how impressed I am with their level of strength and courage. This courage has inspired me from my clients, and I will share some thoughts and developments about my personal life.

          I Write about

        1.   Training tips.
        2.  Changing habits and beliefs.
        3.  Eliminate self-sabotage.
        4.   Increased self-esteem.
        5. Relationships and dealing with loneliness.
        6.  Counseling in relationships between spouses.
        • I write in multiple fields, but writing in this particular field feels most natural to me.

        Be encouraged and inspire yourself

        I hope my story inspires you and encourages you to believe in yourself and that you can; nothing is impossible.

        • You can learn anything and make all your dreams come true.
        • You can overcome obstacles, challenges, or unwanted habits and think with a new mindset.

        Even your past can change its meaning and your visions and ideas of it, and make sure that your life has meaning and a purpose that deserves to live forever after you.

                             “Be true to yourself to achieve this goal”.