- Years in practice
- 6
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Sharon
Sharon Esters is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas. She brings six years of experience helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Sharon offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and focuses on practical steps people can use right away.
Sharon listens closely to each person's story and meets them where they are. She draws on client-centered work to follow what matters to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
Cognitive behavioral ideas are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and create small, testable changes. Parents who are juggling caregiving, work, and identity questions often find the sessions useful. Sharon also supports people navigating sexuality, relationship shifts, addiction concerns, and mood challenges like bipolar symptoms.
She pays attention to family dynamics, communication patterns, and issues such as codependency and boundary setting. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions focus on concrete tools - mindfulness practices for emotional regulation, short-term problem solving, and skill-building for better communication.
Sharon works with clients to set clear goals and track progress over time. People who prefer practical guidance combined with warm listening tend to do well in her care. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
What Sharon works with
Everything Sharon lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sharon helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharon lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
Client-centered therapy puts the person's needs first and focuses on understanding their experience. In this approach the therapist follows the client's lead, offers empathic listening, and helps people clarify what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts affect feelings and behavior and uses small experiments and skill practice to reduce anxiety or depressive patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to help manage stress and improve emotional balance.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Sharon will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. This collaborative stance means techniques are tested and kept only if they feel helpful.
Online sessions can fit busy schedules and different life demands. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues, phone sessions require less bandwidth, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text-based messaging lets people share thoughts between meetings. These formats make it easier to keep momentum while balancing parenting, work, or other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Sharon
What concerns does Sharon commonly address?
Sharon works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, self-esteem, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, bipolar mood issues, and ADHD among other topics.
How would you describe Sharon's therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, combining client-centered listening with practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral and mindfulness approaches.
What kind of experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience working with adults on life transitions, communication problems, and emotional regulation challenges.
Where is Sharon licensed and based?
Sharon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Sharon?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sharon offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and starting therapy handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to availability.
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