- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Sharon
Sharon M Swigart is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 30 years of clinical experience. She helps adults and teenagers who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting concerns, and depression. Sharon aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and practical for worried parents and caregivers.
She uses approaches that focus on understanding thoughts, emotions, and internal parts to help people reduce distress. Sessions move at a pace set by the client.
Background and approach
Sharon offers grounding techniques and clear tools so people can feel steadier between sessions. Sharon draws on decades of work with family-related concerns, including blended family issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and family of origin patterns. She also supports people facing attachment struggles, grief, guilt, or shame, and those coping with panic or mood disorder symptoms.
Her practice addresses related topics such as body image, codependency, domestic violence impacts, and veteran and armed forces issues. Sharon approaches these themes with direct, practical conversation and gentle pacing to match each person's needs. Sharon works from California and conducts sessions in English.
She encourages parents to bring the concrete problems they want to solve and to set the pace for how therapy unfolds.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
How evidence-based approaches translate to online therapy
Sharon uses evidence-based techniques that focus on thoughts, feelings, and internal parts to help people manage stress and family challenges. One approach looks at patterns of thinking and behavior to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms by teaching practical coping skills and problem-solving steps. Another approach works with internal parts or aspects of the self to understand conflicting feelings and build more internal cooperation, which can help with trauma responses and parenting stresses.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Sharon will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that match what the client needs. Together they decide whether to emphasize skill-building, exploration of internal parts, or a mix of both, and they adjust over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy parents and caregivers. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, journaling prompts, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday evening, a work break, or between family responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Sharon
What concerns does Sharon commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting questions, and depression, along with related issues like attachment, panic, and mood disorders.
What is Sharon's style in sessions?
Her approach is practical and paced to the client. Sessions use calm conversation, grounding techniques, and tools to manage emotions between visits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Sharon has 30 years of experience working with adults and teenagers on family and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a LMFT, which stands for licensed marriage and family therapist, and she practices from California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sharon offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through 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 sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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