Sharkea Hicks, LPC

Sharkea Hicks is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina who centers her work on practical strategies and clear goals. She uses straightforward methods to help people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career obstacles, depression, and life transitions. Her style is encouraging and focused on real steps people can try between sessions.

With 12 years of experience, she draws on what clients already know about themselves and builds on their strengths. Sessions aim to identify unhelpful thinking and small behavior changes that reduce worry and boost confidence. Sharkea emphasizes collaboration - she listens, offers tools, and helps people choose what feels most useful.

She also pays attention to communication problems and workplace issues, and she supports people who are hearing impaired by adapting how she works with them. Conversations cover practical problem solving, ways to handle stressful moments, and rebuilding self-love when it has been worn down.

Sharkea favors approaches that focus on thoughts and actions because they lead to fast, testable changes. She helps people break large problems into manageable steps so progress is easier to see. The aim is steady improvement in mood, motivation, and daily functioning.

People who meet with her can expect clear explanations, short-term goals, and homework assignments that reinforce session work. Sharkea encourages curiosity and persistence as clients try new ways of thinking and behaving.

Online CBT and Practical Strategies for Everyday Problems

Sharkea uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people see how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking, testing those thoughts, and trying different behaviors to reduce anxiety and lift mood. This approach is useful for stress, worry, low self-esteem, and common workplace problems.

She works collaboratively to find the best fit between therapeutic approach and a person's needs. That means discussing goals, trying methods that match those goals, and adjusting strategies over time. Clients and the therapist decide together which tools and exercises to use so work in sessions transfers to daily life.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick problem-solving, or when scheduling requires more flexibility. These formats make it simpler to keep therapy going around work and family demands.