Sharie Kelley , LCSW

Sharie Kelley is an LCSW with 30 years of practice who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, and relationship challenges. She works in English and approaches care with straightforward, practical guidance. Her style suits people who want clear tools and steady support during change.

Sharie earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Hawaii Pacific College. She spent more than two decades living and working in Hawaii where cultural awareness was woven into her education and practice. That background shaped how she listens and adapts to different perspectives.

Her clinical background includes crisis intervention night work covering a wide range of urgent situations. She has also provided outpatient treatment, dual-diagnosis care in a methadone clinic, and individual therapy in private practice. These roles exposed her to trauma, severe mental health presentations, and addiction-related challenges.

Sharie uses practical, psychoeducational methods and draws from cognitive behavioral ideas. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment principles and client-centered listening to help people identify values and take small steps toward change. She uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, for trauma and anxiety work.

Her approach tends to emphasize communication, trigger awareness, and relationship patterns such as love languages. People seeking help with parenting, grief, intimacy, sleeping problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue may find her practical orientation helpful. She sees clients located in Oregon and offers multiple online session formats.

How Sharie Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Sharie blends cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy in clear, easy-to-understand ways. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors to identify patterns that keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and anger. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying values and taking committed actions even when difficult feelings remain, which can help with stress, life transitions, and coping with chronic challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, symptoms, and personal preferences, then suggest approaches or mix methods to match those needs. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can be adjusted over time.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy fit into day-to-day life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good option for a focused check-in. Live chat and messaging let someone share thoughts in writing and return when it fits their schedule. These options offer flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or mobility concerns while keeping the same therapeutic methods available remotely.