Nupur Sharma
Practical strategies with relational care
LCPC Illinois
- Experience
- 16 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Self esteem, Career
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Nupur
Nupur Sharma is an Illinois licensed counselor (LCPC) with sixteen years of clinical experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career uncertainty, depression, and life transitions.
Background and approach
She focuses on creating a nonjudgmental space where clients can explore thoughts, feelings, and patterns that get in the way of wellbeing. Her background includes work with mood disorders, panic attacks, chronic illness and pain, attachment challenges, and a range of life concerns such as immigration stress, family conflict, and problems with communication.
Her approach blends practical, skills-based methods with relational warmth. Nupur uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside techniques drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and client-centered principles to help people build coping skills, clarify values, and respond differently to difficult thoughts and emotions.
She meets clients where they are and partners with them to set realistic goals and practice changes that fit daily life. Licensed in Illinois (IL LCPC 180.010202), she offers services in English and provides multiple online session formats to accommodate varying needs and schedules.
Nupur aims to make the first steps into therapy manageable, encouraging clients to start at a pace that feels right for them.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It teaches practical skills for managing anxiety, depression, panic symptoms, and career-related stress by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new responses. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes accepting difficult internal experiences while clarifying personal values and committing to meaningful action. ACT can help with chronic worry, low mood, and struggles around life transitions by encouraging flexible responses rather than fighting uncomfortable feelings.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to explore which methods best match their situation, goals, and preferences, blending techniques as needed and adjusting over time to support progress in real-world situations.
Online therapy in this practice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to access care from home, continue skill practice between sessions, and use preferred modes of contact while working on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, and other concerns.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
16+ years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English