About Sharleen
Sharleen Nwakwesi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She uses a straightforward, supportive style that aims to help clients make practical choices and move forward. Sharleen communicates with warmth and respect and centers sessions on each person's goals and strengths.
Her approach is collaborative. She listens first, then helps people set realistic steps to manage symptoms like low mood, anger, or worry.
How Sharleen works
She also addresses concerns related to caregiving stress, aging, cancer, traumatic brain injury, and the challenges that come with chronic illness. Sharleen draws on client-centered methods to shape sessions around what matters most to the individual. She also uses solution-focused techniques to identify immediate, doable changes and cognitive behavioral strategies to spot and shift unhelpful thinking patterns.
Motivational interviewing supports people who want to make lasting changes but feel stuck. With 28 years of experience, Sharleen has worked across a range of physical and mental health situations. Her background includes social work degrees and a long history of supporting people facing bereavement, adjustment to disability, and caregiver strain.
She emphasizes practical steps rather than jargon. Sessions are offered from Florida and are conducted in English. Sharleen offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
She encourages clients to name their goals and try small changes that add up over time.
Sharleen lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Sharleen works with
The areas below are the ones Sharleen selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Isolation / loneliness
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 28 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
How her approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. The therapist follows the client's lead, helps clarify goals, and supports people as they decide what matters most and what steps to try next. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test them with small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before. Together they choose methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made, which keeps treatment practical and responsive.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when that feels important. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients check in between appointments or use shorter, more frequent touchpoints for ongoing support.
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