- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Indiana
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Shari
Shari Baldwin is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. She offers straightforward, compassionate care and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her work often centers on addiction, trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, and parenting concerns.
She prefers a direct and honest style in sessions. Shari listens closely, then helps clients set clear goals and small action steps. Sessions emphasize real-life solutions rather than jargon or vague plans.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Indiana. Over nearly two decades she has helped people cope with life changes, manage stress, and rebuild after loss. She also addresses issues such as bipolar mood concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and compassion fatigue.
Shari supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy-related struggles, LGBT-related concerns, and family problems through individual counseling. She also works with people facing postpartum depression, pregnancy and childbirth stresses, and caregiver strain. Approachable and goal-focused, Shari blends listening with practical coaching.
She helps clients develop plans for cravings, manage overwhelming emotions, and improve self-esteem. Her aim is to empower clients to try new skills between sessions and track real progress. For parents, she offers straightforward guidance on parenting challenges and blended family issues.
She also addresses abandonment, body image, HIV/AIDS-related concerns, OCD symptoms, and the impacts of prejudice and discrimination in daily life.
What Shari works with
Everything Shari lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Shari helps people with.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How evidence-based approaches work online
Shari uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and make daily changes. One common approach focuses on practical skills for coping with stress, anxiety, and cravings; it teaches step-by-step strategies to reduce distress and handle triggers. Another approach targets mood and trauma-related symptoms by helping clients process difficult experiences and build routines that support better sleep, mood, and functioning.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust as needed. This helps ensure the work fits the client's needs, preferences, and pace rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls let people use face-to-face time for deeper conversations and skill practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging allow short updates, real-time support between sessions, and fitting therapy into a busy day without needing to be on camera.
Questions people ask about Shari
What concerns does Shari commonly help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and stress management.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is direct, compassionate, and goal-oriented. She emphasizes clear steps and practical strategies clients can try between sessions.
What is her clinical experience?
Shari has 18 years of clinical experience offering individual counseling and practical coaching to people facing a range of life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - and practices in Indiana.
Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Shari offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment 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 therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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