Brightside Mental Wellness

Shara Reiss, LISW, has been working with children and families for 18 years. She graduated from The Ohio State University with her MSW in 2003 and began working in community mental health. For the past 15 years Shara has been exclusive to the JCC in the top-rated Early Childhood Department as a resource for all mental and behavioral health needs. She has worked with countless families, children, teachers, and school systems over the years. Shara is a certified Yoga instruction for children through Next Generation Yoga and sometimes includes yoga practice as one of her many tools in her toolbox. Shara also works with adults, mainly women, who are struggling as moms to make it all happen. Additionally, she has an expertise in Multiple Sclerosis and often works with clients who are recently diagnosed.