Therapist profile
Sharon Dockery, LMFT
South Carolina
LMFT - Relationships and Emotional Health
Continue with SharonWhere Sharon stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, South Carolina / 6969
- NPI
- 1821487976
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- South Carolina
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship patterns
- Codependency focus
About Sharon
Sharon Dockery is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in South Carolina with 10 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationships, low self-esteem, depression, and motivation. She also works with concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleeping problems, and challenges around parenting and career choices.
Sharon uses straightforward conversation to help clients name what is happening in their lives. She encourages people to talk through feelings and to notice patterns in their behavior. Sessions focus on small, manageable steps rather than big overhauls. Sharon emphasizes practical skill-building for coping with difficult emotions and everyday pressures.
People often come to her feeling stuck around relationship patterns, codependent behaviors, or trouble saying no. She helps clients identify recurring dynamics and try new responses over time. This includes working through family of origin issues, blended family challenges, or the effects of past abandonment and domestic violence.
Her approach supports people dealing with impulsivity, jealousy, control issues, and guilt or shame. She also addresses life transitions like divorce or career shifts, and conditions such as bipolar symptoms or ADHD-related struggles. Conversations include setting realistic goals and testing small changes between sessions.
Sharon provides therapy in English and practices in South Carolina. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions operate on a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary by location.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Sharon works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on behavior and relationships. One approach helps people recognize repeating relationship patterns and try different responses; it is useful for people who keep putting others first or who struggle with people-pleasing. Another approach emphasizes skill-building for managing anxiety and mood, teaching concrete coping tools for stress, sleep issues, and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they review what is working, make gradual adjustments, and decide which techniques to keep using.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Some people also find remote sessions help them practice new communication skills between meetings. Licensed professionals guide the choice of session rhythm and methods to match everyday life and responsibilities.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she support?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship patterns, self-esteem, grief, trauma, addictions, sleeping problems, parenting and career issues, and related concerns such as codependency.
How does she typically work with clients?
She uses straightforward conversation and practical skill-building. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, trying small changes, and developing coping strategies.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 10 years of professional experience as a clinician working with these concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a South Carolina Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (SC LMFT) practicing in South Carolina.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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.