Sharon Garland, LCSW, CSW
Licensed in Georgia · 16 years in practice
Sharon Garland is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Georgia
- CSW004888 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1891022950 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- Languages
- English
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About Sharon
Sharon Garland is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia with 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, and major life changes. She also supports those dealing with grief, trauma, mood challenges, and career or parenting strains. Sharon focuses on practical steps clients can use in daily life.
Her sessions are conversational and calm. She creates an open space where people can speak without judgment and try out new ways of coping.
Background and approach
She emphasizes small, realistic changes that fit into busy schedules. Sharon uses several common therapy approaches to guide work together. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help spot and change unhelpful thinking.
She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy methods to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are woven into sessions when helpful. That means practicing simple awareness skills and building motivation for change.
Together these tools support emotional regulation, better sleep, and clearer decision making. People seek Sharon's help for relationship stress, parenting pressures, compassion fatigue, and challenges like obsessive thinking or post-traumatic stress. She helps clients break large problems into manageable steps and track progress over time.
Sharon aims to empower people to move toward a more balanced, sustainable life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sharon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Sharon names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How evidence-based approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take action toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT is useful for anxiety, life transitions, and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-world experiments to change feelings and behavior; it often helps with anxiety, sleep problems, and obsessive thinking. Client-Centered Therapy centers conversations on the person's experience and pace, giving space for reflection and self-direction to build confidence over time.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped in the past. That collaborative process guides whether more ACT work, CBT exercises, or a client-centered pace is used in sessions.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide short check-ins, quick support, or a way to reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and try approaches consistently over time.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Sharon address in sessions?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and mood disorders, as well as relationship and parenting pressures, career strain, and issues like OCD or post-traumatic stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is conversational and nonjudgmental, focusing on practical steps and small changes clients can use between sessions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 16 years of professional experience working with people across a range of life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Georgia and also holds the CSW credential.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
How are sessions delivered?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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