About Shari
Shari Baldwin is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people through difficult life moments. She brings a steady, straightforward approach and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Shari offers empathy without fuss and aims to make each session feel direct and useful.
She has helped people facing addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, and stress. She also addresses concerns like parenting strain, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How Shari works
Additional areas of focus include blended family challenges, caregiver stress, domestic violence, substance addiction, and postpartum depression. Shari tends to work in a goal-focused way. Sessions often emphasize problem solving, setting realistic steps, and tracking progress over time.
She aims to help people build coping skills they can use between sessions and to shift patterns that keep them stuck. Her background in clinical social work means she blends clinical knowledge with life-centered coaching. Conversations are plainspoken and collaborative.
Shari helps people sort through feelings, make decision plans, and practice new behaviors that fit their daily lives. People who want a practical, compassionate listener may find her style helpful. She values honest feedback and clear planning during sessions.
Shari looks to empower each person to move toward the changes they want to see.
What Shari works with
The areas below are the ones Shari selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Indiana |
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Online support options
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Shari uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear steps and measurable progress. One common approach she uses helps people identify unhelpful thinking and replace it with more balanced thoughts, which can ease anxiety and depression symptoms. Another approach focuses on building concrete coping skills and routines to manage stress, cravings, sleep, and daily functioning. These methods are aimed at changing habits through short exercises and practical homework.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shari works together with each person to choose strategies that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps most, and she involves the client in planning each step of therapy.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter voice check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, progress notes, or when a flexible, on-the-go option fits better into a busy day.
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