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- Stress and anxiety
- Life changes
- Brief solution focus
About Sharon
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 40 years of experience. Sharon Smith helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions. She also focuses on aging and geriatric issues, codependency, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, midlife crisis, mood disorders, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), self-love, and women's issues.
Sharon offers care in a virtual setting, bringing decades of office-based practice to video sessions. She listens first and uses brief solution-focused techniques when those are helpful. Sessions are meant to be straightforward and practical. Sharon aims to make starting therapy less difficult by explaining what will happen and by keeping the conversation direct.
Her method emphasizes clear listening and concrete steps to try between meetings. She pays attention to how life changes and role shifts affect mood and relationships. When people are facing grief, loss, or a midlife re-evaluation, she helps them sort priorities and coping options.
Sharon draws on long experience to notice patterns and suggest small experiments that can reduce anxiety or lift mood. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that match the concern presented. Language used in sessions is plain and practical to keep sessions usable in everyday life.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, people select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. Confirm current session options before booking.
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How Sharon uses therapeutic techniques in virtual sessions
Sharon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach is brief solution-focused work, which looks at current problems and tests small, doable steps to change them. This method is often used for stress, anxiety, or adjustment concerns where targeted actions can make a quick difference.Another approach she draws on addresses mood and life transitions by identifying patterns that maintain low mood or isolation. This involves naming unhelpful routines and trying alternative behaviors to shift daily experience, which can help with depression, SAD, and midlife issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon treats approach selection as collaborative. She will review what is most pressing, try methods that fit the goals, and adjust based on what feels useful for the person in session.
Confirm current session formats before booking because formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions are often chosen for the way they fit into daily life - they can make it easier to schedule therapy around work or caregiving, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with Sharon during the matching questionnaire and first appointment about which setup would fit your routine best.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, codependency, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, midlife crisis, mood disorders, SAD, self-love, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She listens carefully and works in a direct, respectful way. Sharon uses brief solution-focused techniques when they fit the situation.
How much experience does she have?
She has 40 years of experience in the mental health field, with the last 25 years in office practice before moving to a virtual format.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in South Carolina and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location.
How do I start a first session?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session. Confirm current session options before booking.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.