About Sharonda
Sharonda Ocean helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure how to move forward. She greets each person with a calm, straightforward style. Sharonda aims to build a trusting space where clients can talk about stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, depression, anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and self-esteem concerns.
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in North Carolina with eight years of clinical experience. Sessions focus on practical steps you can try between meetings, clearer ways to handle emotions, and skills for coping with life changes.
How Sharonda works
Sharonda combines active listening with focused techniques so conversations lead to usable change. Her approach draws from several established therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, and dialectical behavior skills. This mix helps with emotion regulation, rethinking unhelpful habits, and improving communication patterns.
She pays particular attention to issues like abandonment, attachment wounds, codependency, and family of origin concerns. Sharonda has worked with people facing domestic violence, dissociation, divorce and separation, grief, and the fallout of natural or human-caused disasters. She also supports clients dealing with commitment and control issues, disruptive mood dysregulation concerns, and feelings of emptiness.
Sessions are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Conversations are paced to match each person’s needs and goals, and practical strategies are emphasized so clients can try new tools between meetings.
Sharonda lists 11 ways of working on the entry:
What Sharonda works with
The areas below are the ones Sharonda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and finding direction during life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people rework unsafe or distant ways of relating. It is often used for attachment issues, abandonment feelings, and family of origin wounds. Client-Centered Therapy centers the conversation on the person’s experience, using empathy and nonjudgmental listening to build insight and confidence.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will try methods that suit the client’s needs and adjust the plan as understanding grows.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video sessions work well for in-depth conversations and learning new skills. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick reflections or support between meetings and can fit a busy day.
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