Sharon Hollandsworth, LCSW

North Carolina · 40 years in practice

Sharon Hollandsworth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with forty years of experience in community mental health in North Carolina.

License and registration

LCSW, North Carolina: C001209 · expires January 2028
NPI: 1962546135 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 40
Languages: English

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About Sharon

Sharon Hollandsworth is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with forty years of experience in community mental health in North Carolina. She meets people where they are and starts by listening to what feels most difficult. Sharon focuses on practical skills and problem-solving alongside supportive conversations.

Her background includes a Master of Social Work in Treatment from the University of Tennessee and earlier study in psychology and music performance. Most of her career was spent in community mental health centers around Raleigh and Durham, where she led individual and group work with adults.

Background and approach

In sessions she uses client-centered methods to build a steady, validating space. She asks questions about what you want from counseling and keeps checking in as goals shift. That structure helps people feel understood while moving toward change.

Sharon also brings in skills training when it will help. She teaches breathing and relaxation techniques, emotion regulation skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and practical problem-solving tools. These help reduce anxiety, manage strong emotions, and improve focus.

She draws on Existential ideas to look at meaning, choice, and life transitions when those themes come up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and practice different responses. The result is a mix of listening, skill building, and planning that adapts to each person.

People who want down-to-earth guidance, steady support, and hands-on coping tools often do well with her approach. Sharon invites clients to move at a pace that feels manageable while learning new ways to handle stress and life changes.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sharon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Anger management
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes

Approaches Sharon names

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Online support

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Existential Therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice, and facing life transitions. Online sessions using this approach often involve discussing values, purpose, and how to make choices that fit your life right now. Client-Centered Therapy centers on a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship where the therapist listens and follows your lead to build trust and clarity. That way of working helps when someone needs a steady, validating space to talk through worries or decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical steps to shift unhelpful patterns; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and behavior changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they will try methods that match the issue and adjust as progress is made, keeping the plan flexible and collaborative.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone works well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people send shorter updates or get support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and to keep continuity when travel or work schedules change.

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Questions people ask

What issues does Sharon work with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, depression, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship and family issues, grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting, career questions, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.

What is Sharon's therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centered and supportive, combined with practical skills training. She blends listening with teaching tools for managing emotions and solving problems.

How much experience does she have?

She has forty years of experience working in community mental health centers, providing individual and group therapy to adults.

What are Sharon's credentials and where is she based?

She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - licensed in North Carolina and has worked primarily in the Raleigh/Durham area.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I work with her from another country?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How do I get started and what does it cost?

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