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About Sharie

Sharie Kelley, LCSW, focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and the daily struggles that get in the way of living well. She listens for practical patterns and works with each person to build clearer routines and coping tools. Her style is straightforward and calm, aimed at making therapy useful from the first sessions.

Sharie brings 30 years of experience across community mental health, crisis response, addictions counseling, and trauma work.

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Background and approach

She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and spent over two decades living and working in Hawaii, where cultural awareness was central to her training and practice. Her approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered listening and acceptance-based strategies.

She also uses dialectical behavior ideas for emotion regulation and has experience with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for trauma and anxiety. Sessions tend to include education, skill practice, and problem-solving that patients can use between visits. Sharie has worked in many settings including emergency rooms, jails, schools, and community clinics, and she has a background in addictions and dual-diagnosis treatment.

That varied work shaped her ability to respond calmly to crisis and to help people build steady routines after disruption. People often come to her for help with depression, relationship struggles, parenting stress, ADHD, grief, sleep problems, and life transitions. She emphasizes clear communication, identifying triggers, and strengthening daily habits to support better focus and emotional balance.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then take actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions, and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns for issues like stress, sleep trouble, and focus challenges. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is used for trauma and anxiety; it involves guided processing to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories and their day-to-day impact.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to clarify goals, tries techniques that fit those goals, and adjusts methods based on what helps. Clients and the therapist check in together about what feels useful and what needs to change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or ongoing text-based messaging. Video calls are good for in-depth sessions and visual connection, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed, live chat suits brief problem-solving, and texting supports ongoing coaching or reminders between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the therapeutic approaches described above.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career and life changes, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and educational with a focus on building skills. She combines client-centered listening with cognitive and acceptance-based techniques to help people manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
How long has she worked in the field?
She has 30 years of clinical experience that includes outpatient therapy, crisis intervention, addictions work, and trauma treatment.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, listed as OR LCSW, and practices from Oregon.
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 to suit different scheduling and communication needs.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
30 years
Licensed
Oregon
Languages
English

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