Sharon Link , LCSW

Sharon Link is a licensed clinical social worker with 25 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, mood disorders, relationship strain, and addiction concerns. She practices in Missouri and works with adults across a broad range of life challenges, including grief, parenting struggles, and intimate issues related to identity and sexuality. Sharon approaches each person with respect and practical support.

Her style is warm and interactive. Sessions focus on teaching useful tools and skills people can use between meetings. She practices client-centered care, drawing on cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to address difficult thoughts and patterns.

Sharon also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. For people who have experienced trauma or abuse, she offers Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing methods as one option to process painful memories.

Over her career she has supported individuals with depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions including gambling, and sleep or eating difficulties. She has worked with adults and younger clients and has experience addressing chronic illness, caregiver stress, and feelings of isolation.

Sharon frames therapy as a collaborative process. Clients set goals and she helps select tools that fit their life and values. Her aim is to help people build coping skills, restore confidence, and find more satisfying ways of living.

Approaches that translate well to online care

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s needs and values, giving people space to set goals while the therapist offers empathy and practical support. It helps when someone wants an approachable, collaborative style rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that contribute to distress and teaches concrete skills to change them. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and many everyday problems where changing patterns can improve functioning.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These skills help when strong emotions, relationship conflicts, or impulsive behaviors get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and will adapt techniques as progress is made.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility for busy schedules and differing communication needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be a simpler way to connect when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can fit quick check-ins or shorter reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.