Shara Biggs, LPC

Shara Biggs is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee who uses practical, skills-focused approaches to help people manage stress, depression, anxiety, and addiction concerns. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy alongside other methods to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. Shara writes plainly and keeps sessions focused on real-life changes people can make between meetings.

She has four years of experience as an LPC and centers conversations on respect and compassion. Shara listens for what matters most to each person and builds a plan that fits their situation. Sessions are shaped to the goals a client brings, whether that is improving sleep, coping with grief, or managing symptoms of bipolar disorder.

Her work covers a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and caregiver stress. She also supports people facing eating or sleeping problems, anger, and career transitions. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, ADHD, chronic illness, and coping after separation or divorce.

Shara blends approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy with client-centered conversation. That mix helps people build skills, clarify values, and handle strong emotions without getting overwhelmed. The therapist aims to make therapy straightforward and useful rather than overly technical.

Sessions are conducted in English and are offered through remote formats. Shara encourages people to take the first step toward change and offers practical, collaborative support to help them move forward.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Shara commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as part of her online work. CBT focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns that contribute to distress and then practicing small, concrete changes that reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes clarifying personal values and building actions that align with those values, helping people move forward even when difficult feelings remain.

The choice of approach is a team decision. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and life situation and then suggest approaches that fit. That collaborative process may combine techniques so sessions feel tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skills practice, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, chat offers a quicker check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to use the format that helps someone stay engaged and make progress.