- Stress and anxiety
- Writing for healing
- Mindfulness and skills
About Sharon
Sharon (Shonnie) Brown is a California licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with over 30 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anger, relationship problems, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from life changes such as separation and divorce. Sharon also supports people dealing with self-esteem, grief, parenting strains, career stress, ADHD-related challenges, and intimacy issues.
She trained at UC Berkeley and earned a master’s degree in counseling psychology from JFK University. Over three decades she has worked mainly with individuals and couples and has led groups on separation, infidelity, co-parenting, and social anxiety. Her background also includes work with aging and geriatric concerns and life transitions.
Her style is direct and straightforward. Sharon uses clear goal setting, coping skills, mindfulness exercises, and writing prompts when useful. She describes emotional numbness or an inability to self-soothe as a core problem for many people, and she focuses on building a steady therapeutic relationship while practicing concrete skills.
Therapeutic methods she draws on include attachment-focused ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, and existential thinking. She integrates practical tools with reflective work about early wounds and family patterns. Writing is offered as an optional tool for emotional processing.
Sharon frames change as a series of small steps. She encourages realistic goals, daily practices like gratitude and breathing, and gradual shifts in how people respond to hurt, anger, and shame. To begin, she asks people to choose the online therapy options button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based ideas focus on how early relationships shape current reactions. Online sessions can be used to notice patterns of closeness, anger, and avoidance, and to practice new ways of responding in relationships.Client-centered work emphasizes listening and reflection. In online conversations she listens for what matters most to the person and helps clarify goals, values, and immediate steps forward.
Cognitive behavioral techniques look at thoughts, behaviors, and feeling cycles. Online sessions can include skill teaching, short behavioral experiments, and homework like writing prompts to change unhelpful thinking and impulsive reactions.
Finding the right combination of methods is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify which approaches fit their history, goals, and preferences. That means checking in and adjusting tools as needed rather than committing to one path up front.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around daily life, shorten check-ins when time is tight, or use phone rather than video when a quieter or lower-bandwidth option helps. The focus is on practical ways to fit therapy into routines and practice skills between sessions.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger-related issues does she address?
She works with anger that shows up in close relationships, at work, and as built-up resentment. Other related areas include self-soothing, impulsive reactions, and managing frustration.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her work is direct and practical. She combines listening with goal setting, coping skills, mindfulness, and optional writing exercises.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has more than 30 years of experience as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. That experience includes individual, couples, and group work on separation and social anxiety.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a California LMFT and practices in California.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.