About Sharon
Sharon Mortimer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida with 43 years of experience. She offers a flexible, person-focused approach and listens closely to what matters most to each client. Sharon aims to help people make concrete changes and find a clearer path forward.
She often draws on client-centered principles to build trust and understand a person's goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) tools are used when practical skills can reduce distress or change unhelpful patterns.
How Sharon works
Mindfulness techniques help people manage strong emotions and stay present. Sharon has long experience addressing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and addictions. She also helps people facing relationship strain, family concerns, communication problems, divorce and separation, and issues around guilt and shame.
Additional focuses include mood disorders, personality challenges, and multicultural concerns. In sessions she listens, reflects, and helps clients set small, realistic steps toward their goals. She emphasizes clear communication and practical strategies people can try between meetings.
Her years in the field inform a steady, compassionate presence during difficult conversations. People who choose Sharon can expect straightforward discussion about what is and isn’t working. She works to match the approach to each situation and to empower clients to take manageable steps toward change.
Sharon lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
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.
Also listed
- Addictions
- Antisocial personality
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 43 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online options that fit your life
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so clients can set their own goals and priorities. It helps when someone needs a respectful space to talk and to clarify what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful habits. DBT, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, adds emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills that are useful for managing intense emotions and improving communication.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't worked before, then suggest a mix of methods that make sense. Clients and the therapist adjust the plan as progress or new concerns emerge.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions let people work face to face when a visual connection helps. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and messaging can support short check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing contact between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different day-to-day needs.
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