Therapist profile
Sharon Sterling, LCSW
LCSW working with stress and parenting challenges
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About Sharon
Sharon Sterling is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Arizona with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Sharon also focuses on caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, and women's issues.
She uses straightforward, skills-based methods to help people manage symptoms and daily responsibilities. Sessions often include practical exercises, skill practice, and talking through how patterns show up at home. She combines techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address mood, panic symptoms, and PTSD-related concerns.
Her work often centers on everyday problems like feeling isolated, carrying guilt or shame, or struggling to balance caretaking roles. Sharon helps people notice unhelpful thinking, experiment with different actions, and practice new ways of communicating. She also supports clients wrestling with forgiveness, life purpose, and rebuilding self-worth.
With many years of practice, she aims to be direct and concrete in sessions. Clients can expect clear steps to try between meetings and straightforward discussion about what is and isn’t working. The focus is on gradual changes that fit into ordinary life.
Sharon offers therapy in English from Arizona. International clients are not accepted. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling by following the site’s sign-up process.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts without getting ruled by them. It emphasizes values-based steps so people can act in ways that matter even when feelings are strong. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns with practical exercises and repeated practice. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and panic symptoms.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, try methods in sessions, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so work in sessions matches everyday needs.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten commute time, and allow for brief check-ins when needed. It also allows people to practice skills in the settings where they live and parent, which can speed up learning. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets, and DBT skill coaching to remote sessions, and Sharon uses these approaches to help people apply skills between meetings.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, and women's issues.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her style is practical and skills-based, using talk plus exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She draws on ACT, CBT, and DBT techniques to teach coping and communication skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience as an LCSW in Arizona. That experience has focused on mood disorders, panic, PTSD symptoms, and caregiver stress.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona and offers services from that state. Sessions are conducted in English.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the sign-up process.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site’s process.
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