About Sharon
Sharon Forde Marshall uses a blend of practical therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida with 23 years of experience. Sharon aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to shape sessions.
Background and approach
That means working on thoughts and behaviors, noticing patterns in close relationships, and choosing actions that match personal values. Conversations are focused and goal-oriented, but also paced to each person's comfort. Many clients come for help with family problems, communication issues, divorce and separation, or major life changes.
Sharon also supports people dealing with body image, caregiver stress, immigration challenges, and questions about life purpose. She adapts the work to fit each concern rather than using one fixed plan. Sessions often include skill practice, helpful questions, and real-world experiments to test new ways of coping.
Sharon emphasizes simple tools people can use between meetings to reduce anxiety and improve day-to-day functioning. The tone is direct and caring, with attention to what the client wants to achieve. Sharon invites people to take a first step by describing their situation and goals.
From there she tailors a plan that balances short-term relief with longer-term change. Her practice is client-centered and focused on practical progress.
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Sharon commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values, which is useful for anxiety, life changes, and questions of purpose. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the process and Sharon treats it as a collaborative search. She will listen to your goals and try methods that match your needs, adjusting strategies over time based on what helps. Clients often try different techniques in early sessions to see what fits best.
Online therapy offers a range of session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets you talk face to face when you want a more personal session, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can work for brief check-ins or skill practice between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping consistent progress.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English