Sharon Bailey, LCSW

Texas · 30 years in practice

Sharon Bailey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Texas: 18464 · expires May 2027
NPI: 1659385805 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Sharon

Sharon Bailey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of experience. She brings a practical, person-focused approach and helps people handle stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and major life changes. Sharon emphasizes collaboration and sets clear goals with each person she sees.

Her background includes service as a Combat Medic and time in the Air Force Reserve, followed by a career as an Air Force social worker. She also spent years in school counseling, academia, and life coaching before moving from Texas to the New York area to support aging family members.

Background and approach

Sharon uses several well-established methods in sessions, including Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. She often gives practical exercises or short assignments between meetings to support progress. Conversations are aimed at identifying unhelpful patterns and trying manageable changes.

She has experience with trauma-focused work and critical incident debriefing, and she maintains a focus on first responder and veteran and armed forces issues. Sharon integrates attention to values and meaning alongside coping skills when people are wrestling with identity, relationships, or career transitions. Sharon conducts sessions in English and is based in Texas.

Her style is straightforward and goal-oriented while remaining attentive to each person’s story and preferences.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Depression
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
First responder issues
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues

Approaches Sharon names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care

Sharon blends Existential Therapy with Client-Centered and Cognitive Behavioral approaches to meet practical needs. Existential Therapy helps people look at meaning, choice, and values when facing major life questions or loss. Client-Centered work focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around the person’s priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills for anxiety, mood, or sleep struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to emphasize based on goals, current challenges, and what feels most useful. That plan can shift as progress is made or new concerns arise, making the treatment flexible and tailored.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and skill demonstrations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat or messaging supports brief updates, coaching-style touchpoints, and between-session check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping focus on meaningful change and practical tools.

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Questions people ask

What concerns can Sharon address in sessions?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating or sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. There is also focus on first responder and veteran and armed forces issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

The approach is collaborative and client-centered, with clear goals and practical steps. Sharon mixes meaning-focused conversation with skill-building and short assignments between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She has 30 years of experience that include military service as a Combat Medic and Air Force Reservist, work as an Air Force social worker, school counseling, academia, life coaching, and independent practice.

What credentials and region are listed?

Sharon holds the credential LCSW and is licensed in Texas as TX LCSW. She is located in Texas.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English. She accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit differing schedules and needs.

How is cost handled for therapy?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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