About Sharon
Sharon Black is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, relationship strain, grief, and ADHD. She draws on six years of outpatient therapy experience and practical life experience to offer straightforward support.
Her manner is warm and relatable, and she aims to make therapy feel manageable and useful. She takes a direct but empathic approach in sessions.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on what is happening now and what small changes might help. Sharon uses tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based work to help people notice thoughts, try new behaviors, and commit to values that matter. She also uses attachment-focused ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and reactions.
Sharon has experience addressing substance use and relapse prevention, anger management, and parenting concerns through individual sessions and group work. She has also worked with trauma, PTSD, bipolar symptoms, and complex family issues. That background informs how she plans treatment and when she introduces skills for coping and de-escalation.
Her sessions emphasize practical skills as well as personal meaning. Expect straightforward feedback, skill practice, and a focus on small steps that fit into daily life. She invites collaboration on goals so therapy stays relevant and doable.
Sharon offers care in English and accepts international clients. Sessions are offered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, and scheduling follows a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small, committed steps toward them even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and challenges like ADHD that affect daily routines. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to change mood and functioning; it often includes homework and skill practice for problems like depression or anxiety. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at the ways early and current relationships influence feelings and coping, and it can be helpful when relationship patterns feed into emotional distress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to weigh their goals, preferences, and what’s been tried before. That lets them pick methods that fit the person’s life and adjust as needed over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make shorter check-ins and between-session support easier to fit into a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible and allow people to keep progress going despite time or travel constraints.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Virginia, District of Columbia
- Languages
- English
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