Works with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
How Sharon works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- PA Psychologist
- Licensed in
- Pennsylvania
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sharon
Dr. Sharon Young is a Pennsylvania psychologist with 22 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with intense emotions, relationship strain, grief, anxiety, depression, anger, and other life changes.
She writes and talks plainly in sessions to help people understand what they feel and why it matters. She offers a warm, collaborative style and listens closely to each person's point of view. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding how past relationships shape current feelings.
Background and approach
She respects each person's lived experience and works together with them to set achievable goals. Her background includes work in community mental health, hospital inpatient units, a state psychiatric hospital, and a university counseling center. That variety gives her experience with a wide range of concerns from mood and anxiety disorders to trauma and substance-related problems.
Dr. Young draws on several therapeutic approaches to fit a person's needs. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early connections affect later relationships.
She also uses cognitive behavioral tools to address upsetting thoughts and unhelpful behavior. People who choose her can expect clear, steady guidance and a focus on skills they can practice between sessions. She sees therapy as a partnership that combines understanding with real-world strategies for change.
What Sharon works with
Everything Sharon lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sharon's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sharon lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Dr. Young often uses attachment-based ideas to examine how early caregiving and close relationships shape current emotions and relationship patterns. This approach can help people who struggle with intimacy, trust, or repeating unhelpful relationship cycles.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify upsetting thoughts and to test out new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and sleep problems because it mixes practical exercises with clearer thinking about feelings. Emotionally-Focused Therapy influences her work too, which means she pays attention to emotional patterns in relationships and helps people change how they respond to one another.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. She works collaboratively with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they review what is helping, what feels hard, and adjust the focus over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people see facial expressions and read nonverbal cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow therapy to fit into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Sharon
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy concerns, depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, sleeping and parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, collaborative, and client-centered. She listens closely and combines understanding with practical steps you can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has 22 years of clinical experience and has worked in outpatient community mental health, hospital inpatient units, a state psychiatric hospital, and a university counseling center.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Pennsylvania Psychologist holding the designation PA Psychologist PS016165 and practices from Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does the cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.