Sharie Kelley, LCSW
Empathy and practical skills for steady change
Details
| Name | Sharie Kelley |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Oregon |
| Licensed in | Oregon |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 30 |
About Sharie
Sharie Kelley is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience. She offers steady, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, trauma, grief, relationship problems, ADHD, and life changes. Her style is direct and calm, aimed at helping people find small, workable steps forward.
Sharie blends narrative ideas with cognitive-behavioral tools to help people tell a clearer story about their struggles. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods to explore values and choices.
Background and approach
Dialectical skills are used when emotional regulation and strong reactions are part of the problem. Her background includes long-term roles in outpatient care, crisis intervention, and dual-diagnosis treatment for addiction and trauma. Sharie spent many years practicing in Hawaii where cultural awareness was a strong part of training and everyday work.
That experience informs how she listens for context and life history. In earlier work she provided trauma treatment and addiction counseling in a methadone clinic and did child and family contract work and adoption social work. She has also used mediation techniques to help with communication, triggers, and love languages in relationships.
Sessions are practical and psychoeducational. Sharie helps people learn skills, reframe difficult stories, and match strategies to daily routines. The aim is clearer choices and steadier coping over time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Sharie works with, alongside the areas below.
- 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 listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sharie among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sharie directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Sharie directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based work translate online
Sharie uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from their problems by re-authoring the stories they tell about difficult events. That approach can help when patterns feel fixed or when past events shape current choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is also part of her work and focuses on values-based action and learning to notice hard thoughts without letting them decide behavior. This is useful for anxiety, depression, and navigating major life changes. Client-Centered Therapy offers a supportive, nonjudgmental stance that centers the person’s experience and helps build trust and clarity.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sharie will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then try methods together and adjust as needed. The aim is finding a mix of narrative reflection and practical skills that fits everyday life.
Online sessions make consistent work easier for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and observation of nonverbal cues; phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support brief check-ins, skills practice, and ongoing contact between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and stick with the work over time.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Sharie help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, sleeping problems, and career or life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a practical, psychoeducational approach that combines Narrative ideas, cognitive-behavioral tools, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and client-centered listening to help people change patterns and find meaning.
How much experience does she have?
Sharie has been practicing for 30 years, with experience in outpatient therapy, crisis intervention, dual-diagnosis addiction work, and trauma treatment.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and practices from Oregon.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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