Sharon Garland, LCSW, CSW - Therapist in Georgia

About Sharon

Sharon Garland is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Georgia. She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and has 16 years of experience. Her work focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, and adapting to life changes.

She aims to create a welcoming space where people can speak honestly and feel heard. Sharon uses practical conversations and evidence-based methods to help people find clearer direction. She leans on approaches such as acceptance and commitment strategies, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered listening.

Background and approach

Sessions are aimed at building real skills for coping, decision-making, and emotional regulation. She also addresses issues like sleep trouble, anger, compassion fatigue, and mood disorders. Additional concerns she supports include communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and post-traumatic stress.

Sharon helps clients look at patterns and try small changes that can make daily life easier. Her style is down-to-earth and encouraging. She emphasizes collaboration and small, achievable steps rather than quick fixes.

Many people come with work stress, relationship strain, or big life transitions and leave with clearer plans and tools to manage what comes next. Sharon practices from Georgia and provides sessions using video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging. She works with a range of life concerns and aims to meet people where they are.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Sharon frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing thoughts without getting stuck in them and clarifying what matters so people can move toward those values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and motivation by teaching practical ways to act despite difficult feelings.

She also makes use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT breaks problems into manageable parts and teaches concrete skills for changing unhelpful thinking and behaviors, often useful for mood concerns, sleep issues, and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help clients test methods that match their goals and preferences. She adjusts what she uses based on how someone responds and what feels most helpful in session.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied schedules and needs. These formats make it easier to meet from home or between commitments and allow for continuity when life gets busy. They also let people practice skills and check in between meetings in ways that suit their daily routine.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Sharon address?

She helps with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, grief, sleep problems, and coping with life changes. Her scope also includes mood disorders, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and career-related stress.

How would you describe her approach in sessions?

Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She blends acceptance-based work, cognitive tools, and client-centered conversation to help people try small, practical changes.

What is her professional background?

She has 16 years of professional experience working in social work settings and related areas. That background informs a practical, skills-oriented way of addressing life challenges.

What credentials and region are listed for Sharon?

She is listed with credentials LCSW and CSW and practices in Georgia. The credential detail is GA LCSW CSW004888.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for remote work. These options allow for flexible ways to connect based on preference.

How is cost handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on those factors.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 16 years
Licensed: Georgia
Languages: English

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