- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions and urges
- Relationship intimacy
About Sharon
Sharon O'Hara is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California with 33 years of professional experience. She works with adults who feel stuck after a change in work, relationships, or health. Common concerns she sees include stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Sharon focuses on concrete conversations about what is happening now and what you want to change. Sessions typically involve discussing patterns, identifying small steps, and developing practical strategies for handling urges, triggers, or overwhelming days. She addresses process addictions such as porn, exercise, and gambling alongside relationship and intimacy concerns.
Her background includes long-term clinical practice in California working with issues like caregiver stress, communication breakdowns, divorce and separation, and midlife transitions. She also works with obsessive-compulsive features, post-traumatic stress, and challenges around guilt, shame, and forgiveness.
In session she pays attention to motivation, impulsivity, isolation, and the specific pressures men sometimes bring to therapy. She also helps people who are exploring non-monogamous relationships or struggling with self-love and life purpose questions.
Sharon frames treatment as a collaborative process. She shapes conversations and plans to address the immediate problems and the practical steps needed to try something different. To begin, clients follow the site's booking flow and schedule a first meeting to see how the work looks in practice.
How her approaches translate to online work
Sharon uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on present patterns and practical change. One useful approach she applies targets problematic behaviors and compulsions by breaking them into triggers, urges, and responses so people can practice different reactions in day-to-day life. Another common method she uses emphasizes communication skills and behavioral experiments to repair intimacy and reduce conflict in relationships.Finding the best approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and the specific obstacles they face. That collaboration helps decide which exercises, thought experiments, or behavior changes to try week to week.
If you prefer working remotely, confirm the session formats available before you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when momentum is needed. They also allow focusing on language and interaction patterns while using real-life situations people bring from their day to day.
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Experience
33+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She focuses on practical conversation, spotting patterns, and testing small steps to change current habits and responses.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 33 years of professional experience practicing in California.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California.
Can I see her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her for the first time?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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