About Sharkea
Sharkea Hicks is a licensed professional counselor who uses straightforward, practical methods to help people manage stress and anxiety. She draws on 12 years of experience to support clients working on self-esteem, career concerns, motivation, and depression. Sharkea emphasizes each person's strengths and treats clients as the experts on their own lives.
She aims to make starting therapy feel like a manageable step toward change. Sharkea works with people who face life transitions and everyday challenges.
Background and approach
She helps with communication problems and workplace issues, and she has experience supporting people who are hearing impaired. In sessions she focuses on concrete skills and small, sustainable changes rather than abstract ideas. Her approach centers on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing alternative ways of coping.
Sessions may include goal setting, problem-solving, and building confidence for work and relationships. Sharkea encourages regular check-ins so progress stays connected to daily life. She prefers a collaborative style where the client and therapist decide what to try together.
Sharkea explains options in plain language and adjusts strategies to match each person's needs and pace. Her work is aimed at making emotional tools useful in real situations. Sharkea is based in South Carolina and provides services in English.
People who want to begin can expect a clear, step-by-step process to match with a therapist and schedule sessions that fit their routine.
CBT-based strategies and online therapy options
Sharkea uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. CBT focuses on practical exercises and short-term goals, which can reduce anxiety, ease stress, and help with low self-esteem and depression.She emphasizes working together to find the best approach. The therapist will review your concerns, try methods for a few sessions, and adjust plans based on what works and what feels manageable for you. This collaborative process helps match techniques to your goals and daily life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets you use visual cues for a fuller conversation, phone calls can suit lower bandwidth or a quick check-in, live chat works for shorter moments between tasks, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, and other routines while focusing on practical change.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English