Sharon Jenkins, LCSW, CSW
Georgia · 25 years in practice
Sharon Jenkins, LCSW, CSW, offers straightforward, compassionate support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, substance concerns, and life transitions.
License and registration
- LCSW, Georgia
- CSW001415 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1336403112 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 25
- 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 Jenkins, LCSW, CSW, offers straightforward, compassionate support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, substance concerns, and life transitions. She meets people where they are and helps them set small, usable goals. Sharon frames work around each person's strengths and preferences, keeping sessions focused and practical.
Her style is grounded in the belief that each person understands their own life best. She uses a client-centered approach that listens first and follows the client's pace.
Background and approach
Sharon also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning when life feels confusing or overwhelming. Over a 25-year career she has helped people with trauma and grief, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, career stress, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
She also supports people facing adoption and foster care concerns, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness, and other complex life challenges. Sharon blends tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral techniques, and dialectical behavior strategies depending on what fits. That mix helps people reduce intense feelings, shift unhelpful thinking, and build skills for better daily coping.
Sessions aim to be honest, respectful, and hopeful. Her background includes a degree in psychology and clinical social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Georgia LCSW license. Outside of work she values family, faith, and time outdoors with her dogs and cat.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sharon lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sharon names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Existential and ACT Approaches Work Online
Existential therapy helps people name what matters most and question roles or expectations that feel limiting. It often focuses on meaning, choice, and facing tough life questions when routines no longer fit. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical skills for noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then taking action toward chosen values. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to goals, try a method, and adjust as needed. Together they decide whether existential reflection, ACT skills, or a blend with cognitive and behavioral techniques fits best for the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions offer flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let clients send notes between sessions or use written check-ins during a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical change and meaning.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Sharon commonly address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and related challenges listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her work is client-centered and strengths based, with a practical focus. She uses calm, direct conversation and helps clients set workable goals.
What is her clinical background?
She has 25 years of experience and holds a degree in psychology and clinical social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
What credentials and location apply to this profile?
She is listed as LCSW and CSW and practices in Georgia under a Georgia LCSW credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sharon provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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