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Sharon Esters

LPC

Sharon Esters, LPC

Practical, affirming counseling for life changes

Licensed in Texas
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About Sharon

Sharon Esters is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. Sharon also provides support around relationship and family issues, addiction-related struggles, and life transitions.

Her sessions are shaped by straightforward, practical work. Sharon uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on client-centered listening and mindfulness to help people slow down and notice what matters in their daily life.

Sharon pays attention to identity and culture when relevant. She offers an affirming approach for LGBTQ clients and people navigating sexuality, including work related to BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture. She also addresses caregiving stress, fatherhood issues, and the fallout from divorce or separation.

Clients can expect goal-oriented conversations about coping skills, communication patterns, and managing impulses. Sharon helps people make small changes that add up to clearer thinking and steadier moods. Sessions are delivered in ways that fit a person’s routine, including video and phone options.

Her practice is practical and respectful. Sharon focuses on helping each person set realistic steps, practice new skills between meetings, and notice progress along the way.

How Sharon Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Sharon often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thinking patterns that feed anxiety or low mood and then try practical behavior changes to test new ways of coping. She also relies on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathetic listening and helping the client lead the conversation so goals come from their priorities.

Choosing the right approach is a joint effort. Sharon works with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.

Online work is built around flexibility. Video calls let people have richer visual interaction for skill practice and deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, quicker problem-solving, and support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping consistent momentum.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can Sharon help with?

She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem problems, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include body image, codependency, caregiver stress, and sexuality-related topics.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is practical and collaborative. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered listening and mindfulness, then sets clear steps clients can practice between sessions.

What background and experience does she bring?

She has six years of experience working with a range of concerns and life transitions. Her approach emphasizes cultural awareness and affirming care for diverse identities.

Where is she licensed and located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

Sharon meets with people using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How is cost handled?

Fees vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, filling out a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Texas

Languages

English

License and registration

LPC, Texas
77395
NPI (National Provider Identifier)
1598255887

As listed on the therapist's professional profile. You can check a license with the state licensing board and an NPI in the national registry.

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