About Sharon
Sharon Jessie is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical, evidence-based care for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She meets people where they are and works with them step by step. Sharon uses straightforward methods to help people manage life changes and cope better day to day.
Her style builds on a strengths-based outlook. She mixes techniques from cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance and commitment concepts, and dialectical approaches to tailor plans to each person.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize small, doable skills and clear goals rather than abstract theory. Sharon draws on five years in a clinical role and a longer background in helping others through a wide range of life challenges. That history includes supporting people with substance use concerns, body image struggles, communication problems, and blended family issues.
She also has experience with hospice and end-of-life conversations and seasonal mood shifts like SAD. In sessions she helps people sort priorities, try new coping strategies, and work through grief or changes at a steady pace. Therapy may include skill practice, value-driven goal planning, and tools to shift unhelpful thinking.
Sharon keeps the work practical so progress can be seen between meetings. She practices in New Jersey and provides services in English. Sharon holds a New Jersey LCSW license - LCSW stands for licensed clinical social worker - and brings an encouraging, goal-focused approach to each session.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Sharon uses practical techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different thinking and behavior experiments. That method helps with anxiety, depression, body image, and stress by teaching clear steps to test and change patterns.She also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas that focus on values and committed action. This helps people tolerate difficult feelings while moving toward meaningful goals. Dialectical methods add skills for emotional regulation and communication, which can be useful for strong mood swings, relationship challenges, and managing intense stress.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. Sharon partners with each person to choose approaches that match their goals, day-to-day routines, and how they prefer to learn. The plan can change as progress is made and needs shift, and decisions are made together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and doing skill demonstrations. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can be helpful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options add flexibility so therapy can fit around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- New Jersey
- Languages
- English