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Sharon Jenkins

Collaborative, practical therapy for life challenges

LCSW, CSW Georgia

Experience
25 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English

About Sharon

Sharon Jenkins is a Georgia-based licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, addiction, trauma, and a broad range of life concerns. She emphasizes a client-centered, strengths-based style that invites collaboration and practical problem solving.

Background and approach

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with acceptance-oriented and emotionally focused methods to tailor treatment to each person's needs. Sharon draws on a long career in clinical social work and holds the credentials LCSW and CSW with Georgia registration GA LCSW CSW001415.

She aims to create a steady therapeutic presence and to work in ways that feel real and supportive for clients facing grief, parenting struggles, intimacy issues, body image and eating concerns, chronic illness, ADHD, career transitions, and other stressors. Sessions integrate tools for coping with intense emotions, improving communication, and building daily skills to reduce distress.

Outside of practice she values family, faith, and time outdoors, and brings a calm, encouraging manner to the therapeutic relationship. Prospective clients who want a collaborative, practical therapist who listens and helps identify achievable steps may find her style a good match.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Sharon commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; CBT is practical and often focuses on skills that people can apply between sessions to manage anxiety, depression, or compulsive behaviors. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which emphasizes values-guided action and accepting difficult internal experiences while building psychological flexibility and commitment to meaningful goals. Emotionally-Focused and client-centered elements inform her work by strengthening a supportive therapeutic relationship and helping clients explore important emotions and relational patterns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, try different strategies, and adjust approaches based on what feels most effective and comfortable for the client. That collaborative stance helps tailor interventions to an individual's needs and preferences rather than prescribing a single method up front.

Online sessions offer flexible access to care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage from home or other convenient settings. These formats make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy schedules, practice skills in daily life, and maintain continuity of care when in-person options are limited. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and ACT techniques to these channels so clients can work on coping skills, emotional regulation, and problem solving across different session types.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does Sharon address?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, trauma and relationship or intimacy-related problems, as well as concerns like ADHD, parenting, sleep and eating issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is client-centered and strengths-based, integrating practical, skills-oriented methods to help clients identify goals and apply new strategies in daily life.
What is her professional background and experience?
She has worked in clinical social work for 25 years and brings long-term experience helping people with trauma, mood concerns, addictions, and complex life transitions.
What credentials and location information are on record?
She is listed as LCSW and CSW with registration GA LCSW CSW001415 and practices in Georgia.
In which languages can clients communicate during sessions?
Services are provided in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available for working together?
Clients may connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.
How are fees and subscriptions handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should someone take to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Georgia

Languages

English