- Collaborative goal setting
- Emotion-focused work
- Practical coping skills
About Sharon
Sharon Carroll, LPC, LPCC offers a calm, straightforward approach for people feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She focuses on helping individuals and couples who feel stuck, disconnected, or worn down by life changes. Sharon aims to help people feel seen, heard, and valued as they work toward clearer goals and a more satisfying life.
She creates a nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through painful experiences and make sense of their relationships. Sharon tailors sessions to what feels most useful for each person, combining practical strategies with attention to emotions and patterns. She names strengths, helps clarify priorities, and supports steps toward change.
Sharon has 18 years of experience and holds a Master of Arts in Psychology from Houston Christian University. She also earned an MBA from Rice University and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. Her clinical practice includes work with couples and individuals across a range of backgrounds.
Her practice has included leading groups on grief and career transition, and using approaches that focus on attachment, emotion, and thought patterns. She also holds a Certified Life Coach credential which she integrates into goal-focused work.
People often seek Sharon for help with relationship issues, grief, coping with life transitions, parenting stress, and symptoms of anxiety or depression. She emphasizes collaboration, steady pacing, and building skills that clients can use outside sessions.
She creates a nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through painful experiences and make sense of their relationships. Sharon tailors sessions to what feels most useful for each person, combining practical strategies with attention to emotions and patterns. She names strengths, helps clarify priorities, and supports steps toward change.
Sharon has 18 years of experience and holds a Master of Arts in Psychology from Houston Christian University. She also earned an MBA from Rice University and a BS in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. Her clinical practice includes work with couples and individuals across a range of backgrounds.
Her practice has included leading groups on grief and career transition, and using approaches that focus on attachment, emotion, and thought patterns. She also holds a Certified Life Coach credential which she integrates into goal-focused work.
People often seek Sharon for help with relationship issues, grief, coping with life transitions, parenting stress, and symptoms of anxiety or depression. She emphasizes collaboration, steady pacing, and building skills that clients can use outside sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy
Experience
18+ years
Credentials
Texas, California
Languages
English
How Sharon’s Approaches Inform Online Work
Sharon commonly uses Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide her work. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current bonds and helps people build more secure ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and improve coping.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Sharon will collaborate with each person to choose which methods fit best with their goals and preferences. She adjusts pacing and techniques as the work unfolds so clients feel involved in planning their steps forward.
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and reduce travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. Licensed professionals can help you apply emotion-focused and cognitive tools from wherever you join the session, and Sharon will work with you to adapt exercises and skills for use between meetings.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Sharon address?
She helps with relationship struggles, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, anger, career shifts, depression, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative. She blends emotion-focused work with client-centered listening and practical tools to help people make steady changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working with individuals and couples in clinical and group settings.
What credentials and location are listed for Sharon?
She holds LPC and LPCC credentials and practices in California.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.