Sharon Pluck
Practical, collaborative therapy focused on strengths
LCSW New Jersey
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Sharon
Sharon Pluck brings a client-focused approach that centers on practical strategies and meaningful collaboration.
Background and approach
As a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in New Jersey with more than 15 years of professional experience, she integrates cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered and mindfulness-based perspectives to help people manage stress, anxiety, addiction-related concerns, and other life challenges.
Sharon emphasizes building on each person's strengths while addressing issues such as depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and compassion fatigue. Her work highlights partnership and respect for the individual's own knowledge of their life.
Sharon uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to clarify goals and encourage actionable change, and she can support clients facing intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, gender dysphoria, and coping with life changes. The tone of her practice is warm and supportive while remaining goal-oriented, helping clients move toward clearer thinking and more effective coping.
Sharon welcomes the courage it takes to begin therapy and focuses on creating a collaborative space where clients' priorities guide the work together.
Integrating evidence-based approaches with flexible online care
Sharon commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy as part of her online practice. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so that the client's priorities and insights guide the pace and goals of the work.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Sharon works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit best for their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts interventions over time, combining strategies like mindfulness or solution-focused techniques when those tools match what the client is trying to achieve.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varying schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from a licensed professional while accommodating work, family, and other commitments, and they allow therapy to continue without requiring travel to an office.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
New Jersey
Languages
English