Sharon Black, LICSW, LCSW

Sharon Black is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia. She brings six years of clinical experience and a background in sociology, criminal justice, and social work. Sharon works with people facing anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, trauma, relationship strains, and life changes. She also has a focus on aging and geriatric issues and caregiver stress.

Her approach is direct and warm. She blends practical skills with attention to emotions and relationships. Sessions often include work on coping skills, communication, and managing strong emotions like anger. Sharon draws on methods that help people make changes that fit their daily lives.

Sharon has experience running groups for relapse prevention, anger management, conflict resolution, and parenting. She has also supported people through substance use concerns and related co-occurring issues. Her background includes crisis prescreening and de-escalation work.

Clients can expect an open, honest, and relatable style that considers mind, body, and spirit. Sharon aims to collaborate so people can find realistic ways to feel more stable and effective. She uses common therapeutic tools tailored to each person’s situation.

Sharon is licensed in Virginia as DC LICSW and VA LCSW and offers services in English. International clients are accepted. To begin, readers are asked to use the site’s Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Sharon’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to sit with difficult feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people build safer, more responsive ways of relating to others.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sharon will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and life situation. That decision is revisited over time so therapy stays useful and practical.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around caregiving, work, or mobility limits. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time so people can focus on consistent progress. Licensed professionals can use these approaches to address anxiety, depression, relationship patterns, grief, addiction recovery work, and aging-related concerns in ways that fit daily life.