Sharon Jenkins , LCSW, CSW

Sharon Jenkins is a licensed social worker based in Georgia with 25 years of experience helping people navigate life transitions, relationship struggles, mood concerns, trauma, and substance use. She draws on a strengths-based, client-centered, and solution-focused orientation, meeting each person where they are and collaborating on practical steps toward change. Sharon holds the credentials LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and CSW (Clinical Social Worker), and she combines professional training with a warm, grounded presence to support clients facing anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, addiction, and other complex issues.

Sharon grew up in North Carolina with three brothers and earned degrees in Psychology and Clinical Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After relocating to Georgia she became licensed as an LCSW and has spent decades working with individuals and families across a wide range of concerns, including trauma, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, caregiver stress, and career or life changes. Outside of her professional life she values faith, family, and close friendships. She is the parent of a young adult son who is an Air Force veteran, and she shares her home with two dogs and a cat. She enjoys walking and hiking, dining out, listening to music, and time at the beach.

Clients say she is calming, genuine, encouraging, and trustworthy. Sharon emphasizes that each person is the expert on their own life, and she partners with clients to clarify goals and build practical strategies that fit their values and circumstances.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Sharon Jenkins

Sharon integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her online practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and build actions that move them toward a meaningful life while learning to relate differently to difficult thoughts and feelings - it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and the client as the expert of their own experience, creating space for exploration and self-directed growth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that maintain distress and developing practical skills to change those patterns - it is useful for mood concerns, sleep and eating issues, and many day-to-day challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sharon works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies as progress unfolds so therapy stays focused and relevant.

Online sessions - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, mobility limitations, or geographic distance. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access timely support, and use therapy in ways that integrate with everyday life.