About Sharon
Sharon (Shonnie) Brown is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 30 years of experience. She helps people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, career concerns, ADHD, trauma, or major life changes. Sharon writes plainly and works in a direct, compassionate way to help people take the next step.
She trained at the University of California, Berkeley and earned a master’s in counseling psychology from John F.
How Sharon works
Kennedy University. Her practice has included work with separation and divorce, infidelity, co-parenting education, and social anxiety groups. Sharon also draws on her experience as a professional writer to use writing as a tool in therapy when it fits.
Her approach mixes attachment-based thinking, client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior ideas, and existential reflection. She focuses on helping people learn self-soothing, build self-compassion, and set realistic goals. Sharon often uses coping skills, mindfulness exercises, and writing prompts to practice new habits between sessions.
Sessions tend to be straightforward and practical. She aims to create a relationship where people can be honest and make steady progress. Sharon emphasizes small steps, gratitude, and realistic strategies rather than quick fixes.
People often come for help with workplace stress, parenting strain, trouble sleeping, intimacy worries, anger, or finding life purpose. She offers a calm, experienced presence for those who want to sort through difficult emotions and make changes over time.
Sharon lists 10 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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 30 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people notice how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional reactions, and it can be useful for attachment issues, codependency, and intimacy struggles. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s experience, offering acceptance and reflection so clients can find their own direction and build self-compassion. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical experiments to change behavior and mood, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress management.Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Sharon will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try strategies and adjust the plan based on what helps in real life, with a collaborative tone and clear steps to practice between sessions.
Online therapy makes regular sessions easier to fit into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes, reflections, or questions between sessions and can support steady progress when schedules are tight.
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