Sharmie Silva, LCSW
Compassionate, practical therapy for parenting and relationships
Explore online therapy options- Years in practice
- 15
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Sharmie
Sharmie Silva is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 15 years of experience. She focuses on practical therapy that helps people improve relationships, manage parenting challenges, and cope with life changes. Her style is straightforward and collaborative.
She speaks English and is based in California. Sharmie uses approaches that help people change thoughts and behaviors, rebuild connection, and set clear, achievable goals. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try new actions.
Background and approach
She also uses Imago Relationship Therapy ideas to work on communication and emotional connection in relationships. Solution-Focused Therapy is part of her toolbox for quick, goal-oriented progress. That method helps people notice what's working and build on small successes.
She often combines brief, practical steps with deeper conversation about attachment and patterns rooted in past hurt. Sharmie has a background working in schools and with families, bringing years of hands-on experience to sessions. She helps people navigate divorce and separation issues, co-parenting tensions, and control or communication struggles.
She also supports those coping with abandonment wounds, post-traumatic stress, and low self-esteem. Sessions can include different formats to fit busy lives. Her approach is to listen first, set clear goals, and try simple strategies you can use between sessions.
She aims to create space for honest talk, better boundaries, and more effective everyday habits.
What Sharmie works with
Everything Sharmie lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sharmie helps people with.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
Approaches Sharmie lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach-focused online therapy for relationships and parenting
Sharmie commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Imago Relationship Therapy as part of online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify thought patterns that lead to unhelpful behavior and teaches small experiments to alter those patterns. Imago Relationship Therapy centers on improving communication and increasing emotional connection between partners through guided dialogue.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy when clients want practical, short-term steps. That approach highlights existing strengths and builds small, measurable changes to reach concrete goals. Together, these approaches let clients address thinking habits, relationship dynamics, and immediate concerns in a way that fits their goals.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients decide which methods feel most useful and the work is shaped around personal priorities.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit into a break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Chat and text are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when a shorter touchpoint is needed. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into a busy family life.
Questions people ask about Sharmie
What concerns does Sharmie help with?
She works with relationship difficulties, family and parenting issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment problems, abandonment, communication struggles, and divorce or separation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She uses goal-focused work alongside conversations about patterns and emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience, including extensive work in school settings and with families.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in California.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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