About Sharon
Sharon Sterling is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience in Arizona. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Sharon aims to make therapy practical and understandable for busy lives.
She guides people through major changes and everyday struggles. Sessions focus on building coping skills, clearer communication, and stronger self-care routines. Sharon works with concerns like caregiver stress, isolation, panic attacks, and mood disorders.
How Sharon works
Her approach combines techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She uses those methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns, try new responses, and commit to values that matter to them. Therapy emphasizes small, practical steps that can fit into daily life.
Sharon pays attention to emotional experiences such as guilt, shame, forgiveness, and the search for life purpose. She brings particular sensitivity to issues many women face and to the strains of caregiving. The goal is to increase resilience and self-compassion while reducing harmful cycles.
In sessions she keeps language direct and concrete. People leave with specific tools to use between appointments. Sharon works collaboratively to set goals and track progress so therapy stays focused and useful.
Sharon lists 3 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Arizona |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for stress, life transitions, and ongoing worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and testing more balanced beliefs through practical exercises. It often helps with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and mood regulation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication. It can be helpful when strong emotions or overwhelming reactions get in the way of daily life.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that are likely to help. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress is tracked.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for shorter check-ins, written reflections, and easier scheduling during busy days. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a working life, caregiving schedule, or other commitments.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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