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About Sharon
LCSW in Arizona with 20 years' experience, Sharon Sterling helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, and life changes. She practices Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Sharon works with adults to address mood and panic symptoms, caregiver strain, and issues like guilt, shame, isolation, and finding purpose.
Sharon listens for what matters most in a person's day-to-day life. She uses straightforward tools from ACT to clarify values and take workable steps toward them. CBT techniques help spot and change thinking patterns that worsen anxiety and low mood. DBT skills are offered for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication.
Sessions focus on practical skills and small experiments to test what helps. Clients learn simple exercises for managing panic, reducing overwhelm, and improving conversations with others. Sharon also spends time on forgiveness work, self-love practices, and clearing blocks to greater purpose and connection.
Her work addresses common life stages and roles, with attention to women’s issues and caregiver stress. She helps people recover from traumatic reactions and manage recurring panic attacks using step-by-step strategies. Progress is reviewed regularly and treatment methods are adjusted to fit each person's needs.
Sharon draws on two decades of clinical social work to guide her decisions in session. She blends short-term skills training with longer-term work on identity, meaning, and relationships. People who choose her can expect direct, practical sessions that emphasize clear tools and collaborative planning.
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Therapeutic approaches used in remote sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, values-driven steps. It focuses on noticing thoughts without being driven by them and building a life around chosen priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that sustain anxiety and low mood. DBT offers concrete tools for regulating strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving communication when relationships are strained.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Clients and the therapist review what helps and adjust methods over time so the plan stays useful.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Therapists often use video, phone, or messaging in general practice; please check which of these are offered for Sharon before you schedule.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, isolation, purpose, mood and panic disorders, PTSD, self-love, and women's issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-based work drawn from ACT, CBT, and DBT. Sessions emphasize clear tools, small experiments, and collaborative planning.
How much experience does she have?
Sharon has 20 years of clinical experience as a social worker. That experience informs how she chooses approaches and tracks progress.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LCSW licensed in Arizona. Her practice is based in Arizona.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the intake process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That process connects you to the initial appointment and intake steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.