Dr. Sharon Belhamel, LMFT

Dr. Sharon Belhamel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and major life changes. She draws on two decades of experience to offer steady support and practical steps toward clearer thinking and better daily functioning.

Her style is direct and calm. She listens first, then helps people sort what matters most. Sessions often center on identifying thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, and testing small changes that can make daily life more manageable.

Dr. Belhamel blends several approaches to match what a person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thinking and change it. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify values and commit to actions that add meaning.

She also uses attachment-based ideas to address patterns that show up in close relationships, and client-centered methods that keep the person's goals central. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills can be introduced for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when needed.

Clients often bring concerns such as grief, trauma, addiction, low self-esteem, ADHD, caregiving stress, or identity-related issues. Dr. Belhamel works to make next steps concrete, with tools people can try between sessions and a focus on steady progress.

How therapy approaches fit into online care

Dr. Belhamel commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online work. CBT focuses on finding and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete coping strategies. ACT emphasizes noticing what matters most and taking small actions that match those values, which can be useful for motivation, life changes, and coping with chronic problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which tools to try first, adjusting methods based on your goals and what feels most helpful. This shared planning helps make sessions practical and focused on real-life steps.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face work for skills practice, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging work well for brief check-ins and frequent support. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.