Sharleen King

Sharleen King is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia with 35 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression. She also notes an interest in life purpose and related midlife concerns. Sharleen’s approach begins with treating the person as the expert on their own story. She looks for strengths a person already has and builds on them. Sessions typically involve talking through current problems and identifying practical steps the client can try between meetings. Her work over three decades has included a range of life issues beyond mood symptoms. She lists adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric issues, disaster coping, dependent personality patterns, domestic violence, family of origin topics, first responder issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, hoarding, and infidelity among areas she has addressed. She aims to support people who feel stuck after a major change or who are asking what comes next. Expect straightforward conversation about what is getting in the way now, options to try, and follow-up on what helps. People reading on a phone will find brief, clear sessions that focus on present problems and next steps. The process is collaborative: the client’s goals guide how sessions unfold and what is prioritized from week to week.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Sharleen describes her work as using evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on present problems and practical change. One common approach helps people identify immediate patterns of thought and behavior that maintain distress, then tries alternative responses to reduce symptoms and increase functioning. This can be useful for anxiety, depression, and mood instability.

Another approach concentrates on processing traumatic or painful experiences through structured conversation and coping skill development. This aims to reduce the ways past events continue to interfere with daily life and decision making. Both approaches emphasize clear steps a person can try between sessions and regular review of what is working.

Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and will help decide which techniques to prioritize. This is a collaborative process where plans can change based on how the client responds.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and give access to a licensed professional from other locations. These practical benefits often help people maintain momentum while they sort out what comes next.