About Sharon
Sharon Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor with more than 40 years in the mental health field. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, intimacy-related issues, and life transitions. Her manner is warm and inviting so people can begin difficult conversations at their own pace.
Sharon has spent decades listening to people in clinical settings and now offers the same care on a virtual platform. She aims to make new clients feel welcome and comfortable when they bring up personal emotions.
Background and approach
Her approach is respectful and nonjudgmental and she leans on practical, focused strategies when helpful. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Sharon listens first, then offers simple steps and tools that clients can try between visits.
She focuses on small changes that add up, such as shifting routines, practicing self-compassion, and managing stressful thoughts. Her background includes long-term clinical practice in South Carolina and extensive experience with mood disorders, coping during midlife shifts, aging and geriatric concerns, and issues like codependency, guilt, and isolation. She also supports women working on self-love and life-stage adjustments.
Sharon offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging. She works with people who prefer an experienced, steady presence while they navigate hard times and transitions.
Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care
Sharon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps to improve day-to-day functioning. One common approach she uses is brief solution-focused work, which centers on identifying small, realistic changes and building on what already works for the person. This method is helpful for people looking to reduce stress, manage anxiety, or address specific life transitions.She also draws on approaches that emphasize listening and gradual skill-building for mood and self-esteem concerns. These methods involve spotting unhelpful thought patterns, practicing self-compassion, and trying short behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping. They are useful for depression, low self-worth, and feelings of isolation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon collaborates with each person to tailor techniques to their goals and preferences, adjusting pace and focus as needed. Clients and therapist decide together what tools to try and how to measure progress.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy or remote clients. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging make brief check-ins and ongoing support between sessions possible. These formats give flexibility to fit sessions into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or travel, while keeping the focus on steady, experienced guidance.
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Also listed
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English