About Sharon
Sharon Strauss is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and low self-esteem. She also supports clients facing addiction, grief, anger and life changes. Sharon uses a practical, down-to-earth approach so sessions focus on small steps that can change daily life.
Sharon holds PACFA credentialing in Australia and brings nine years of professional experience to her work. She offers a mix of online and in-person sessions and adapts the pace to each person.
Background and approach
Sessions begin with a short assessment so goals and immediate steps are clear. Her style is warm and respectful. Conversations centre on what matters to the client and avoid jargon.
Sharon draws on proven techniques to help with unhelpful thoughts, stabilising emotions and building better routines. She commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy tools are used to spot and shift thinking patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood.
Attachment-based ideas guide work on trust, boundaries and closeness in relationships. Sharon also brings elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for emotion regulation and Client-Centred methods to keep the work collaborative. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
If a particular focus is needed, Sharon tailors sessions to that concern and checks in regularly on how things are changing.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and making meaningful life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours to reduce symptoms like panic or avoidance. Sharon treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with the client about goals, try a method for a few sessions and adjust based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to settle on techniques that fit the person's life and preferences. Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling flexible. Video calls let you work face-to-face from a distance; phone sessions can fit a short break between tasks; live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options help people access care around work, study or family commitments and make it simpler to keep momentum between sessions.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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