Sharon Calhoun, LMSW

Sharon Calhoun is a licensed social worker with 35 years of experience helping people in Michigan face stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She uses down-to-earth language and practical steps so clients can make changes that matter. Sharon keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what you want to achieve. She often helps people recover from trauma and abuse and works with those dealing with low self-esteem or anger. Her approach mixes problem-solving with attention to emotional patterns so clients can feel more steady day to day. She pays close attention to how past relationships influence current struggles. Sharon draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, solution-focused techniques, and motivational interviewing to break problems into manageable parts. That means identifying unhelpful thoughts, setting small goals, and building habits that stick. Sessions can include skill practice, guided reflection, and planning for real-life situations. Her style is warm and collaborative. Sharon aims to create a calm space where people can talk through hard memories and take practical steps forward. She encourages realistic goals and measures progress along the way. Clients who often find this approach helpful include people facing life transitions, those working through family of origin issues, and people wanting better communication skills. Sharon adapts her pace to each person and focuses on what will work in their daily life.

How these approaches work online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current thinking and feeling. Online sessions use guided conversation to notice patterns and practice new ways of relating that reduce anxiety and improve connection.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. In remote sessions this can include identifying tricky thought patterns, trying small experiments between sessions, and tracking progress with simple worksheets or exercises.

Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change. It uses curious, nonjudgmental questions to strengthen personal motivation and set small achievable steps forward.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match the person’s goals, needs, and preferences. That way each plan fits real life and can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls let people meet face to face, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can fit quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into everyday life.