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Online therapist

Sharon McKay

Calm, practical support for family and parenting concerns

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Sharon

Sharon McKay is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 16 years of experience. She focuses on practical, down-to-earth help for people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, mood challenges, and parenting or family concerns. Sharon writes plainly and listens first to understand what matters most to each person.

She then works with them to set clear, achievable goals and steps forward. Her sessions are collaborative and warm. Sharon combines client-centered care with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused work.

Background and approach

She uses mindfulness and motivational techniques when they fit the situation. The aim is to offer simple strategies that can be used at home and in daily life. Sharon has worked with a wide range of issues including trauma and abuse, eating and substance use concerns, attention differences, and identity questions.

She also addresses communication problems, blended family challenges, and the aftermath of abandonment or foster care experiences. Her background includes practical approaches for panic, mood disorders, anger, and problems with impulse control. In the therapy room she prioritizes clarity and flexibility.

Sessions include talking through immediate problems, trying out new coping skills, and tracking progress together. Sharon helps people notice what’s working and adjust the plan when needed. She offers services in English and provides sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client’s needs.

How Sharon's Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy puts the person’s priorities first. The therapist listens without judgment and helps shape goals that feel meaningful. This approach is useful when someone needs a steady, supportive relationship while sorting out parenting or family stress.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into manageable parts and offers skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, mood challenges, and coping with life changes.

Emotionally-focused therapy helps people notice and change negative interaction patterns. It is often used when relationship or family dynamics cause ongoing distress and when improving emotional connection is the goal.

Finding the right way to work together is part of therapy. Sharon will discuss these approaches and help decide which methods fit the client’s goals, preferences, and daily life. The plan may combine techniques and will be adjusted as progress is tracked.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible. These options let people meet from home, fit therapy into busy schedules, and practice new skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to offer flexible, goal-focused support without requiring travel.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sharon address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family issues, eating concerns, anger, self-esteem, bipolar and mood disorders, ADHD, and related areas such as abandonment and adoption and foster care challenges.
What is Sharon's therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She listens first, then offers practical tools and simple exercises to try between sessions.
What training and experience does she have?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 16 years of experience working across a wide range of concerns and age groups.
Where is Sharon licensed and practicing?
The license is FL LMHC MH18555 and she practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are available for sessions?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How are sessions paid for and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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