Dr. Sharon Young
Experienced psychologist for relationship and parenting concerns
- Credentials
- PA Psychologist PS016165
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Sharon
Dr. Sharon Young is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania with 22 years of clinical experience. She speaks plainly and listens carefully to understand what is most worrying to a person.
Many people come to her for help with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, sleep problems, or parenting concerns. She uses clear language and a steady, collaborative way of working so people feel understood and guided. Her approach blends several evidence-based methods to match each person's needs.
Background and approach
She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at patterns in close relationships and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and shift painful emotions. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going. Dr.
Young trained to the doctoral level in clinical psychology and holds the Pennsylvania psychologist license PA Psychologist PS016165. Over two decades she has worked in outpatient clinics, hospital settings, and university counseling centers. That variety shaped a practical style that focuses on real-life change rather than jargon.
In sessions she is warm, collaborative, and client-centered. She treats each person as the expert on their life and helps set goals together. Typical sessions include talking through patterns, practicing new responses, and building skills to cope with everyday stresses.
Therapy is offered in English and is provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. People start by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to the process provided on the site.
How Dr. Young’s approaches work online
Dr. Young commonly integrates Attachment-Based Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her online work. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at repeating patterns in relationships and helps people shift how they relate when they feel threatened or disconnected. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps name and process strong emotions so responses become less reactive and more connected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the process and happens collaboratively. She will talk with each person about goals, what feels most helpful, and try different strategies when needed. Together they set steps that fit the client’s needs and preferences rather than relying on any single method.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when video isn’t possible, and live chat or text-based messaging can support short check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options are offered to provide flexibility and to help people access consistent support from a licensed professional regardless of their schedule.
Attachment-Based Therapy
Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.
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.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 22 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
Next step
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