About Sharon
Sharon Garland is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia with 16 years of experience. She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She aims to build a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly about what’s going on.
Sharon helps people who are dealing with relationship tensions, low self-esteem, career stress, grief, and burnout. She also works with mood disorders, obsessive habits, trauma and abuse, and challenges around sleep and parenting.
How Sharon works
Her practice includes support for coping with major life changes and compassion fatigue. Her approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered methods. She uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques to help people notice what matters, change unhelpful patterns, and take small steps toward chosen goals.
Sessions are conversational and focused on real-life strategies. Sharon emphasizes collaboration. She listens first, then helps set straightforward goals and practical exercises that fit daily life.
Progress may include clearer boundaries, improved routines, or new ways of responding to stress. She offers sessions in English and provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sharon’s style is direct but compassionate, aimed at making therapy feel manageable and relevant to everyday demands.
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What Sharon works with
The areas below are the ones Sharon selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dissociation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 16 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
How Sharon Uses Approaches Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values even when emotions are strong. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and behavior changes; it often helps with anxiety, mood challenges, and obsessive habits. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the person is heard and guided to find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you will adjust methods and pace until you find what works best for you.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is difficult. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, written exercises, and flexibility for people who need shorter, more frequent contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep progress moving between sessions.
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