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Sharon Clark

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Sharon Clark, LCSW

Kentucky

LCSW in Kentucky - Addiction and Relationship support

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Where Sharon stands

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Kentucky / 3851
NPI
1396828885
Experience
22 years
Languages
English
Location
Kentucky

About

  • Addictions
  • Relationship issues
  • Codependency

About Sharon

Sharon Clark is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Kentucky with 22 years of practice. She helps people who are dealing with addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma, grief, codependency, and other life stresses. Sharon draws on long experience outside the therapy world to relate to everyday problems and practical pressures.

She began therapy as a second career, so she brings perspectives from work and life into sessions. Sharon has worked with people affected by substance use and offers that background when it is relevant. Her approach is grounded in clear conversation and steady attention rather than clinical jargon.

In session she uses a mix of methods including cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-based thinking, emotionally-focused work, and client-centered listening. That means she will notice patterns, help name feelings, and try tools that change how problems get handled day to day. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on what the person wants to change.

Sharon prefers video conferencing because it makes it easier to see facial cues and build rapport, but she can be flexible around appointments to fit work, school, or caregiving needs. If someone wants to ask about different ways to meet, she will discuss options and adjust to scheduling constraints.

Her work is practical and relational. She helps people find clearer boundaries, manage stress, address substance concerns, and make steps toward healthier connections and everyday coping.

How sessions work

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values and taking action that fits what matters to the person. Online work with ACT can help when someone wants to live by clearer priorities despite painful thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings connect and offers exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT techniques adapt well to video sessions where homework and skill practice are reviewed together. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to how relationships shape expectations and reactions; it is useful for people who want to understand patterns in close relationships and change how they relate.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try approaches that fit those goals, and adjust as progress and preferences become clearer. Decisions about methods are collaborative and practical rather than fixed in advance.

The biography indicates Sharon prefers video conferencing and can be flexible around appointments to fit work or caregiving schedules. Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time so appointments are simpler to keep. Licensed professionals commonly use these practical benefits to help people maintain steady contact with therapy while balancing other responsibilities.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAvoidant personalityCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Listed in

Kentucky

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she work with?

She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and codependency.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style blends direct conversation with practical tools drawn from CBT, ACT, attachment ideas, EFT, and client-centered listening.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 22 years of experience as a therapist and began therapy as a second career, bringing life and work perspective into sessions.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky and provides services to people in that state.

Does she see clients who speak other languages or live abroad?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The biography notes a personal preference for video conferencing and mentions flexibility for scheduling; confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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