My name is Síofra Sharpe, née Murphy, to Irish parents, in New York City. I came to Switzerland at a very young age and was raised in a family dedicated to Human Rights & Peace keeping. I attended local schools, rapidly becoming completely bilingual; an asset that has proven to be very useful in my work today as a psychological counsellor.
 
My career as a result is deeply rooted in the humanitarian field with experience in media and communications. I worked as a BBC-trained radio journalist for the UN in post-war Sarajevo as well as a media analyst, for the OSCE, writing and editing news reports for the international community. I later worked as a Press Officer for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Vienna and ended that particular cycle working with refugees in Geneva before becoming the mother of two wonderful children.

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My personal journey with marital challenges led me to discover IMAGO, an approach I discovered with my husband by attending a three-day fully immersive workshop. Motivated by a desire to prevent past mistakes for the sake of our children and shed light on our patterns, we attended the workshop and found it to be hugely transformative. I vowed at that moment to pursue my dream of becoming an Imago therapist and workshop presenter.

 

I pursued a Master's in counselling whilst training in IMAGO on the side – and there my IMAGO journey began. 

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During the COVID pandemic, I created “Dialogue”, reflecting my love for and belief in the power of words and in honour of IMAGO’s central tool – the Intentional Dialogue. Dialogue, from the Greek Dialogos (Dia=through and Logos=word), essentially means flow of meaning, and I hope to journey with you on your search for meaning, all through the art of dialogue.