About Sharon
Sharon Kuhlmann is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 20 years of experience. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress or anxiety and who want simple, practical steps to feel steadier. Sharon speaks plainly and focuses on what helps in day-to-day life.
Sharon listens closely and uses her background to guide sessions. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness techniques to teach coping skills. She also uses trauma-focused methods and EMDR when past events are getting in the way of current life.
Background and approach
Her earlier training and work as a registered nurse give Sharon useful insight into how the body reacts to stress. She explains physical responses to anxiety and shows calming strategies that connect body and mind. That background also informs her work with people who are exhausted from caregiving or compassion fatigue.
Sharon helps people work through relationship and intimacy issues using practical communication tools. She uses Gottman Method ideas to address recurring conflicts and to build clearer patterns of interaction. She also supports people facing grief, career changes, parenting strain, sleep problems, and ADHD-related challenges.
Sessions are collaborative and goal-oriented. Sharon aims to offer tools that clients can use between sessions. She frames therapy as a step-by-step process and adjusts her approach to each person’s needs.
How evidence-based approaches work online
Sharon commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and EMDR as part of online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions to reduce anxiety and improve mood. EMDR helps process disturbing memories so they have less impact on daily life and on responses to stress.She also integrates mindfulness practices to teach simple breathing and grounding exercises that calm the nervous system. These approaches are explained in clear terms and tailored to each person’s situation. Finding the right combination is a collaborative process - Sharon will help clients decide which methods match their goals and preferences and will adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy with Sharon uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can fit care into busy schedules. Video calls work well for in-depth conversation and exercises that benefit from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a work break. Live chat or text messaging lets clients check in between longer sessions and share brief updates or questions. These options emphasize flexibility and accessibility for people managing work, family, or health demands.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Minnesota
- Languages
- English
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