Sharon Woodard

Skilled therapist blending CBT and compassionate care

LMHC, LCMHC North Carolina

Experience: 15 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Sharon

Sharon Woodard is a licensed mental health counselor who emphasizes cognitive behavioral therapy as a core tool in her work. With 15 years of practice, she blends cognitive strategies with client-centered and trauma-focused perspectives to help people manage depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma-related concerns.

Background and approach

Her approach aims to pair practical skills with a compassionate understanding of each person’s history and current challenges. She offers focused support for a wide range of struggles including stress, mood disorders, panic attacks, and compassion fatigue, as well as relationship and intimacy-related issues.

Sharon also addresses areas such as self-esteem, isolation and loneliness, workplace difficulties, and recovery from sexual assault and abuse. Her practice includes attention to complex presentations like bipolar disorder and personality disorders while helping clients explore life purpose and cultivate self-love.

In sessions she draws on evidence-informed approaches such as DBT and mindfulness alongside CBT and trauma-focused methods to build coping skills and emotional regulation. Sharon practices in North Carolina and holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials, bringing a steady, empathetic presence to the therapeutic process and emphasizing collaboration and resilience-building.

Integrating evidence-based approaches with online care

Sharon frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be especially useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and workplace stress. She also draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy to address the effects of traumatic events, focusing on processing distressing memories and building skills to reduce trauma-related symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sharon works with clients to explore their goals, symptom patterns, and preferences, and together they decide which combination of CBT, trauma-focused work, or other techniques will best support progress. This flexible planning helps tailor the work as needs evolve over time.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to access care in ways that fit their schedules and comfort levels. These formats can make consistent work on coping skills, DBT-informed strategies, and mindfulness practices more attainable for people juggling busy lives or managing mobility and travel constraints.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Sharon address?

Her practice covers stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and self-esteem issues, along with relationship, intimacy, and workplace concerns.

What therapeutic style does she use in sessions?

She uses a blend of approaches including Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to meet each client's needs.

How much experience does she bring?

She has 15 years of clinical experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

Where is she licensed and located?

She practices in North Carolina and holds LMHC and LCMHC credentials, with licence details WA LMHC LH61510289 and NC LCMHC 8631.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?

She provides services in English and is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Clients can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What steps start the process of working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Trauma and abuse Grief Self esteem Depression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentControl issuesGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disorders Panic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

North Carolina, Virginia, Washington

Languages

English