Sharie Kelley, LCSW

Sharie Kelley is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years in the field. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, relationship struggles, and intimacy concerns. Her work also covers parenting strain, grief, sleep problems, ADHD, and career or life transitions. She approaches clients with calm, practical care and an emphasis on understanding each person’s situation.

She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to tackle unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful steps. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is part of her toolkit for trauma and anxiety symptoms.

Her background includes long-term community work and crisis intervention across many settings. Early in her career she provided child and family services, adoption support, and individual therapy for military dependents. She has experience with dual-diagnosis treatment in a clinic setting where trauma and addiction were central concerns.

Sharie spent over two decades living and training in Hawaii, where cultural awareness was built into her education. That experience shaped a flexible, culturally respectful way of working with people from many backgrounds and beliefs. She aims to adapt interventions to fit each person’s life.

In sessions she blends psychoeducational elements with practical skills, communication work, and attention to triggers. She also uses mediation-style methods when helping people sort communication and commitment issues. Her approach is straightforward, focused on tools people can use between sessions.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and refocus on actions that match their values. It can be useful when worry, avoidance, or life transitions make decisions feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, offering practical exercises to change reactions and improve mood and sleep. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that works with the brain’s processing of distressing memories and can reduce the intensity of trauma-related reactions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then try methods that fit those needs. Sessions may combine techniques so the work addresses both immediate symptoms and longer-term patterns.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people use tools and homework between meetings and practice skills in real time. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR to an online setting while working with each person to find what feels most helpful.