Sharleen Nwakwesi, LCSW - Therapist in Florida

About Sharleen

Sharleen Nwakwesi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on practical support for people facing family and parenting concerns and everyday stresses. She uses straightforward, respectful conversations to help clients make decisions that fit their lives. Sessions aim to build on what a person already does well and then set clear, realistic goals.

Her main style is client-centered care, which means she listens first and follows each person's pace.

Background and approach

She also uses solution-focused techniques to help find small, useful changes that add up over time. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is part of her toolbox for addressing patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or depression.

Sharleen trained at the Universities of Toronto and York, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Bachelor of Social Work, and a Master of Social Work. She holds the LCSW credential, FL LCSW SW13098, and brings 28 years of experience to her practice in Florida. Her background includes work with people managing illness, caregiving stress, and life transitions.

In sessions she emphasizes collaboration and respect. Conversations are direct but compassionate. She helps people set achievable steps and checks progress along the way.

Clients who reach out should expect a calm, practical focus on problems like anxiety, grief, relationship strain, caregiving challenges, and coping with change. The aim is steady, manageable progress rather than quick fixes.

Approaches and online options for family and parenting support

Sharleen uses client-centered work to prioritize each person's needs. That means she listens carefully, follows the client's pace, and shapes sessions around what matters most to the client. This approach helps when someone needs practical, respectful support for parenting or family stress.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and habits that get in the way of daily life. Together, these approaches aim to produce clear steps a client can try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust over time. Clients and the therapist decide together what feels most useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy family schedules. Sessions can take place by video call or phone, and live chat or text-based messaging are options for shorter check-ins or when a live session is hard to fit in. These formats make regular work on goals more manageable and allow steady progress without major travel or schedule upheaval.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Sharleen address?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, anger, career and ADHD among other concerns listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is client-centered and solution-focused, with an emphasis on listening first, setting clear goals, and using practical strategies like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when helpful.

What is her professional background?

She trained at the Universities of Toronto and York and has 28 years of professional experience working with people facing health-related and life transition challenges.

What credential and region should I know about?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with credential FL LCSW SW13098 and practices from Florida.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.

How do fees and getting started work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 28 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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