About Sharon
Dr. Sharon Hansen welcomes people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or difficult life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what each person needs.
With six years as a licensed professional counselor and nearly 30 years as a school counselor, she brings steady experience and a calm presence. She focuses on practical steps that fit into everyday life. Sessions are shaped around what matters most to the client, whether that is easing panic attacks, coping after trauma, or finding greater purpose.
Background and approach
Conversations are respectful and sensitive, and goals are set together. Her approach blends well-known methods like cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered care. She also uses solution-focused strategies and motivational interviewing to help clients identify next steps and maintain momentum.
Trauma-focused work is offered when past events continue to cause distress. Sharon adapts the pace and style of sessions to each person. She helps people break large problems into manageable actions and practices.
The focus is on usable tools for changing thoughts, behaviors, and routines that get in the way of daily life. Based in Wisconsin, she works in English and offers online formats that match different needs. If someone is ready to begin, the process starts with a short questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
Approaches That Work Well Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person's own goals. The therapist follows the client's lead and helps clarify what matters most in day-to-day life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns; it is helpful for anxiety, panic, and depression.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss what feels right, try strategies, and adjust plans based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps make sessions feel useful and focused.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to give more options for how and when to connect. Video works well for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions are a good choice when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Chat and text messaging can be used for brief updates, homework review, or staying connected between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and fit around work, family, or daily routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English