Xiaoying 'Sharon' Qi, LPCC

Xiaoying 'Sharon' Qi is a licensed professional clinical counselor in California. She brings seven years of experience helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and career or parenting challenges. Sharon speaks English and Mandarin and aims to make first steps feel manageable for people reaching out.

She focuses on clear, practical conversation that fits each person's life. Sessions tend to include problem-solving, tools to manage worry, and work on motivation and confidence. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches alongside acceptance and mindfulness-based methods to help people change unhelpful patterns.

Sharon also draws on client-centered and emotion-focused ideas to make room for each person's story. That means she listens for what matters most and adjusts her pacing and techniques. Clients can expect a calm, respectful tone and straightforward suggestions they can try between sessions.

Her areas of concern include mood disorders such as depression and bipolar-related struggles, grief and trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, ADHD, and sleep or eating difficulties. She also supports people facing life transitions, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and questions about purpose or identity.

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sharon tailors the format and focus to what a person needs and how they prefer to work.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Sharon frequently uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thinking patterns that contribute to worry or low mood and to practice small behavior changes that shift day-to-day functioning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is another approach she uses to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings, clarify values, and take action toward a more meaningful life. She also draws on client-centered ideas to keep sessions focused on what the person finds most important.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon treats the choice of methods as a collaborative conversation. She will listen to goals, try out techniques, and adjust plans when something does not fit or needs a different focus.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins, and live chat or text-based messaging can support brief updates and in-the-moment coaching. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep continuity between appointments.