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Sharon Walsh, LCSW

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationNew Hampshire
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Family
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Sharon

Sharon Walsh is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, grief, depression, relationship strains, addiction, and a range of family and life transitions.

Background and approach

She works collaboratively with clients to set practical goals and to move toward meaningful change, using a strengths-based stance that highlights each person's resources and resilience. Her approach blends evidence-informed techniques such as Internal Family Systems, attachment-based work, and cognitive-behavioral tools to clarify patterns, manage difficult emotions, and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Sharon brings particular attention to complex situations like caregiving stress, adoption and foster care concerns, hospice and end-of-life counseling, postpartum issues, and trauma-related struggles. She emphasizes steady progress for people who feel stuck and supports attention to values, relationships, and day-to-day coping skills.

Based in New Hampshire and practicing as an LCSW (NH LCSW 5171), Sharon offers clients a compassionate, practical partnership focused on realistic steps toward improved functioning and greater balance in life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Options

Sharon integrates Internal Family Systems and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside cognitive-behavioral techniques to support change. Internal Family Systems looks at the different parts within a person to help reduce internal conflict and foster self-leadership, which can be useful for trauma-related issues, anxiety, and recurring patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relational experiences shape present-day bonds and communication, helping people rebuild trust and improve closeness in important relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical skills to manage mood, stress, and day-to-day functioning.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sharon works with each client to consider goals, preferences, and the nature of current challenges, and she adapts methods over time so the work stays relevant and effective for the individual's needs.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain consistency in care, access support from home, and fit therapy into busy lives while still working with a licensed professional in New Hampshire.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Sharon address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, and career or life changes.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines a strengths-based orientation with practical, evidence-informed techniques to identify patterns and support step-by-step change.
What is her clinical background and experience level?
Sharon is a licensed clinical social worker with 18 years of experience working with individuals facing complex medical, relational, and emotional challenges.
Where is Sharon licensed and located?
She practices in New Hampshire and holds the credential NH LCSW 5171.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available for therapy?
Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should someone do to begin working with Sharon?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefDepression

Also works with

AddictionsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Sex addictionWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

New Hampshire

Languages

English