- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina, Colorado, Florida, California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Sharon
Sharon Bowen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of social work experience. She greets each person with calm and practical support, especially parents who are juggling stress, sleep struggles, and relationship strain. Sharon focuses on helping people feel heard and move forward at a pace that feels manageable.
She uses straightforward conversation to untangle what feels overwhelming. Sessions are collaborative - Sharon listens, reflects, and offers tools you can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on problem-solving strategies, mindfulness skills, and techniques to rework unhelpful thinking patterns. Sharon has worked in roles that include advocacy, case management, and therapy. That background shapes how she organizes goals and connects people to resources when needed.
She also brings experience supporting people dealing with trauma, grief, and compassion fatigue. Parents often find her practical orientation helpful for addressing family stress, parenting challenges, and intimacy-related concerns. She also assists with anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and career-related adjustments.
Conversations are grounded and goal-focused, with attention to daily routines and small changes that add up. She provides a warm, nonjudgmental space and aims to build trust through steady, dependable work. Sharon encourages realistic steps and checks in on how new strategies are working.
Her style is patient and direct, geared toward helping people manage life changes and regain a sense of control.
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
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
Approaches Sharon lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to what matters most to you. In this approach the therapist follows your lead, reflects your experience, and helps you set goals that feel right for your life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing simpler, more effective ways of thinking and acting; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and parenting stress. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, helps people process distressing memories by combining focused attention with guided bilateral stimulation and may be used when trauma is a central issue.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Sharon will talk with you about your goals and past experiences and suggest methods to try. Together you can adjust strategies and mix approaches until you find what helps most for your challenges and schedule.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual coaching for skills work. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, written reflections, or brief coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family life and work obligations while keeping the focus on making steady progress.
Questions people ask about Sharon
What kinds of concerns does Sharon help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar issues, relationship and family strain, career changes, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Sharon blends client-centered conversation with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness. Sessions focus on practical steps, emotion regulation, and making changes that fit daily life.
What is her background and experience?
She has ten years in social work, with roles in advocacy, case management, and therapeutic practice, which inform how she structures care and connects people to supports.
Where is Sharon licensed and based?
She holds the credentials LCSW and CSW with licensure in Colorado and Florida and is located in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How do costs and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.
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