- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- North Carolina, Virginia
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Depression
About Sharon
Sharon Roberts-Carter is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in North Carolina. She brings 25 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, and parenting challenges. Sharon is direct and practical in sessions and focuses on what will help day to day.
Sharon emphasizes a client-centered approach. She listens for strengths and builds on them. She uses straightforward problem solving and teaching to help people change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Her work often combines cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and motivational interviewing tools. That means she helps people notice thoughts that feed anxiety or low mood, practice small behavior changes, and build motivation for lasting steps. Sharon has long experience with trauma, grief, relationship struggles, addiction, and parenting concerns.
She also addresses issues like attachment, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, and first responder strain. Sessions focus on clear goals and practical skills people can use between meetings. People who choose Sharon usually want a respectful, direct therapist who balances listening with practical guidance.
She helps set small, achievable steps and adjusts approaches based on each person’s needs and life situation.
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.
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharon lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Online approaches that fit busy family life
Sharon uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques that translate well to online work. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and following each person's priorities, helping them name goals and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches clear skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful routines.The therapist will collaborate with each person to find the best approach. That process includes discussing goals, trying methods, and adjusting based on what helps. Decisions are made together so therapy matches the client's needs, pace, and preferences.
Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching between sessions, or people who prefer writing to talking. These formats make therapy more flexible for school, work, or caregiving commitments and let people keep progress going even with a busy life.
Questions people ask about Sharon
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Sharon supports people facing depression, anxiety, stress, addiction, parenting worries, grief, trauma, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices a client-centered, strengths-based style that mixes listening with practical problem solving and education.
How much experience does she have?
Sharon has 25 years of experience in mental health and substance use work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds NC LCMHC and VA LPC credentials and is based in North Carolina.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; services use a subscription 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 based on the therapist's availability.
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