Sharon Sterling

Sharon Sterling is an Arizona LCSW with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Sharon also focuses on caregiver strain, communication problems, feelings of guilt or shame, and questions about life purpose.

She takes a practical, straightforward approach in sessions. Conversations often start with what feels most urgent, and then move to specific skills and small steps. Techniques are drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage intense emotions and build new routines.

Sharon helps people notice what matters to them and act in ways that reflect those values. She works on communication skills, emotional regulation, and reducing unhelpful thinking patterns. Sessions include practice and feedback so people can try changes between meetings.

Her practice gives particular attention to women's issues and caregiver stress. People dealing with loneliness, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, or struggles around forgiveness and self-love are also within her focus areas. Sharon aims to address both immediate symptoms and the everyday problems that get in the way of feeling steady.

Throughout her work she emphasizes collaboration and clear goals. People who are unsure what comes next often use sessions to sort priorities, test options, and get practical support for changing routines and relationships.

How Sharon uses ACT, CBT, and DBT online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It focuses less on eliminating thoughts and more on changing how someone relates to them, which can help with life purpose questions and stuck feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete techniques for spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers skills for managing intense emotions, improving relationships, and tolerating distress. It provides practical tools for panic attacks, emotional overwhelm, and improving communication.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will collaborate with the client to decide which methods fit current needs and goals, and she adjusts techniques as progress is made. This means sessions can shift from skills practice to problem solving depending on what helps most.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and help fit sessions into a busy week. It also allows for shorter check-ins or sessions that focus on practicing skills between meetings, which many people find useful when juggling caregiving, work, or other commitments.