Sharonda Ocean, LCSW

Sharonda Ocean is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people untangle stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and the ripple effects of trauma. She frames therapy around self-love and practical steps people can use right away. Her style is direct and warm, aimed at helping someone feel understood and move toward clearer choices.

She uses tools from several approaches to tailor sessions to each person. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and shift behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers strategies for emotion regulation and handling intense feelings. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports making values-based choices when life feels uncertain.

Sharonda draws on eight years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical social worker, and she practices in North Carolina. She often supports people dealing with low self-esteem, depression, anger, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also works with issues such as abandonment, attachment struggles, codependency, communication problems, and healing from domestic violence or family-of-origin wounds.

Sessions focus on clear goals and usable skills. Conversations may include tracking patterns, practicing new ways to respond, and building routines that reduce stress. The overall aim is to help people feel more capable in daily life and make choices that match their values.

To begin, clients use the site process to match and schedule with a therapist. Sharonda does not take international clients and conducts sessions in English. If you want a therapist who blends practical skills with an emphasis on self-compassion, she may be a good fit.

How Sharonda’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Sharonda draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to guide her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while focusing on the values that matter most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to patterns in close relationships and helps people build healthier ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means trying strategies, checking in on what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making scheduling more flexible around work and family demands. They also make it easier to practice new skills in everyday settings and bring real-life examples into sessions for discussion and problem solving.