About Sharonda
Sharonda Patrick is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina with 17 years of experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, and those facing relationship strain, low self-esteem, or major life changes. She aims to make the first step feel possible and practical for people who are worried or unsure.
Sharonda centers sessions on what each person brings to the room. She treats clients as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on real problems and workable steps to move forward rather than long theories. In practice, she uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. That means clients learn to notice unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and set small goals that lead to change.
Sessions mix talking through feelings with concrete exercises you can try between meetings. She has worked with a wide range of concerns over nearly two decades, including depression, trauma, grief, addiction-related struggles, parenting stress, and career or life-purpose questions. Her approach is straightforward and goal oriented while staying compassionate and respectful of each person's pace.
People who choose her can expect clear discussion of goals, step-by-step planning, and attention to both emotional coping and everyday practical solutions. She encourages questions and adapts the work to match what matters most to the client.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Sharonda often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. CBT sessions focus on clear links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and are useful for anxiety, mood difficulties, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy is another tool she uses that targets immediate goals and practical steps, helping clients shift what works quickly and build momentum toward change.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest a plan. Together you can try an approach and adjust it as needed so the work fits your needs and life circumstances.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this style of work. Video calls let you maintain eye contact and work through exercises in real time. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days. Live chat and text-based messaging allow for shorter check-ins, written reflections, and follow-up between sessions. These flexible options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
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