Sharon Woodard, LMHC, LCMHC

Sharon Woodard is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, and a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, LCMHC, practicing in North Carolina. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and trauma-informed approaches to help people handle anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. Sharon offers straightforward, compassionate care for people feeling stuck or overwhelmed.

She brings 15 years of clinical experience to each session. Sharon helps people recognize unhelpful thought patterns and build practical coping skills. She also works with those recovering from sexual assault and people managing mood disorders and post-traumatic stress.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Sharon listens, asks clear questions, and helps set small, achievable goals. She integrates mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when life feels intense or reactive.

Her work often focuses on self-worth, loneliness, and finding direction after big life changes. Sharon supports people dealing with workplace stress, social anxiety, shame, control issues, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She helps clients develop routines and strategies that make daily life more manageable.

People who choose her can expect practical tools, steady support, and attention to emotional safety. She encourages self-compassion and resilience while helping clients make concrete changes. Sharon aims to help people feel more connected to themselves and more able to handle what comes next.

How Sharon’s approaches translate to online therapy

Sharon regularly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT is practical and often focuses on specific skills for anxiety, panic, and mood problems. She also uses client-centered therapy, offering an accepting, listening-based space where goals come from the person. When trauma or intense emotion is present, she may draw on trauma-focused ideas and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then recommend which methods to try first. The choice is collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face interaction for skill practice and guided exercises. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for short check-ins, coping reminders, or ongoing skill coaching between longer sessions.