Sharon Blanchard, LPC
Calm, practical support for parents and individuals
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Parenting issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Sharon
Sharon Blanchard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 30 years of experience. She focuses on parenting concerns alongside anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship struggles. Sharon aims to listen closely and create a calm space for parents and individuals to sort out their next steps.
Sharon spent decades working in K-12 school settings and teaching graduate-level counseling courses. That background shaped her approach to common parenting challenges and to supporting young adults as they move into new life roles.
Background and approach
She also has experience helping people facing midlife transitions and career decisions. In sessions she emphasizes listening first. Sharon helps people clarify what matters to them and trim away unhelpful patterns.
She draws on client-centered methods and practical tools to address anger, impulsivity, and communication problems. Sharon also uses cognitive behavioral and mindfulness ideas to address anxiety, panic, and depressive symptoms. She helps parents manage the stress of raising challenging children and offers strategies for postpartum mood concerns and blended family issues.
Her work includes narrative and motivational techniques to support grief, forgiveness, and finding life purpose. Sharon welcomes discussion of faith when clients want that included, and she adjusts how she works to fit each person's goals and values.
What Sharon works with
Everything Sharon lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sharon helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharon lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for parenting and life transitions
Sharon uses client-centered work to focus on what matters to each person. That means she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients name priorities and next steps. This approach is helpful for parents who need a sounding board and for adults sorting out important life choices.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers simple techniques for managing anxiety, panic, and depressive symptoms and for changing unhelpful behavior. Mindfulness therapy appears in her work as brief exercises and attention practices that help reduce stress and improve emotional regulation.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. She adapts methods over time so therapy fits the client's needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text work well for brief updates, tracking progress, or when messaging fits someone's schedule.
Questions people ask about Sharon
What kinds of concerns does Sharon address?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting issues, anger, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, career changes, ADHD, and related areas such as blended family issues and postpartum depression.
What is Sharon's therapeutic style like?
Her approach begins with careful listening and client-centered support. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches alongside narrative and motivational methods.
How much experience does she have?
Sharon has practiced counseling for 30 years, including work in K-12 school settings and teaching graduate counseling courses.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
Sharon offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions billed or priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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