Works with
How Sharie works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Oregon
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sharie
Sharie Kelley, LCSW, helps people manage strong emotions and everyday stress. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps that fit daily life. Her approach is down-to-earth and aimed at people who want clear tools for anger, anxiety, and relationship struggles.
Kelley relies on techniques drawn from cognitive behavioral methods and acceptance-based work to help people notice thoughts and choose different actions. She blends a client-centered stance with skills training so conversations move from problem talk to workable strategies.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skill practice, exploring triggers, and building coping plans. Over three decades of practice inform her work. She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1989 and has worked in outpatient clinics, crisis response, and addiction settings.
That background means she is comfortable with intense situations and with people who have trauma or substance use histories. Her past roles have included crisis intervention across varied sites and dual-diagnosis work in a methadone clinic, where she provided trauma-focused care alongside addictions counseling.
She also spent many years doing child and family social work and ran a independent practice offering individual and couples sessions. Kelley uses practical strategies that people can try between appointments. She pays attention to cultural differences and aims to tailor plans to each person's values and daily demands.
People typically leave sessions with concrete next steps and simple skills to practice. She works with concerns such as anger, addiction, trauma, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting stress, sleep problems, and career or life transitions. Sharie practices in Oregon and conducts sessions in English.
What Sharie works with
Everything Sharie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sharie's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches guide online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It often focuses on small behavior changes and staying present with difficult feelings rather than trying to eliminate them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches specific skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anger, anxiety, and low mood by practicing new responses to triggers. Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.Figuring out the best approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and what feels doable. That means trying practical tools together, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time so it fits the client’s life and preferences.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging provide quick access for brief updates or coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other obligations while still practicing the skills learned in sessions.
Questions people ask about Sharie
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps with anger, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stress, grief, sleep problems, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on skills, identifying triggers, and small steps people can use between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 30 years of clinical experience working in outpatient care, crisis intervention, addiction treatment, and independent practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and practices in Oregon.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.