Sharon Bowen, LCSW, CSW

Sharon Bowen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who brings 10 years of social work experience to her practice. She meets people where they are and moves at a pace that feels comfortable. Sharon aims to make the first step feel less scary by offering steady, nonjudgmental support.

She focuses on issues like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship concerns. Sharon also helps with trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, sleep difficulties, parenting stress, ADHD, bipolar management, career changes, and compassion fatigue. She works with people navigating life transitions and the emotional fallout that follows difficult events.

Sharon uses approaches that center the person in the room. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow a client's lead and build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is part of her toolkit for processing traumatic memories when appropriate.

Sharon describes her role as a partner who listens and offers practical ways forward. She aims to create a caring space where strong feelings can be looked at without judgment. Her background includes advocacy, case management, and clinical work, giving her a broad view of the challenges people face.

She is based in North Carolina and conducts sessions in English. People who want to start can expect to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Sharon supports folks at many stages of their therapy journey.

How Sharon’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following the client's priorities. Online sessions using this approach let the therapist reflect what matters to you and help you name goals you want to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses short exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving. It can be a useful fit for anxiety, depression, and stress because homework and in-session practice transfer easily to day-to-day life. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method used to process distressing memories. In online work it involves guided processing with clear pacing and check-ins to monitor reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will discuss your goals and preferences, then suggest options tailored to your needs. That conversation is collaborative so you can try methods and adjust what isn’t helping.

The therapist's 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 needed. They also let people use practices like CBT worksheets or mindfulness exercises between meetings. If EMDR is considered, the therapist will describe how the process will be paced and what to expect during remote sessions.