Sharon Blanchard, LPC

Sharon Blanchard is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas who uses clear, evidence-based methods to help people manage mood and relationship concerns. She draws on three decades of clinical experience to keep sessions practical and focused on what matters most to each person.

Sharon has worked in K-12 school settings and taught counseling at the graduate level. That background shaped her skill at talking with parents about parenting challenges and with young adults figuring out work and relationships. She also supports people navigating midlife decisions and career shifts.

Her work commonly addresses anxiety, depression, stress, grief, trauma and problems with self-esteem. Sharon also helps people facing relationship and family problems, communication difficulties, and life changes such as separation or blending households. She brings attention to patterns like impulsivity, control issues, and isolation that often underlie repeated struggles.

Sharon uses approaches such as cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered listening, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, and narrative work. In practice she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try small behavior changes, and tell their story in new ways. She can also include faith and spiritual themes when a person wants that explored.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Sessions are aimed at clear goals and practical steps, whether that means managing panic, coping with postpartum depression, or improving daily communication. Sharon works with clients in English from her Texas base and brings 30 years of counseling experience to each appointment.

Approaches for Online Counseling and Practical Change

Sharon often combines cognitive behavioral ideas and client-centered listening in online work. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, panic, or depressive symptoms. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters most so clients feel understood and can work toward their own goals.

She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice stress in the body and respond with calmer choices. These exercises are simple to do in a session and easy to practice between meetings to manage worry or improve emotional regulation. Sharon discusses options with each person and chooses approaches together based on goals, preferences, and what seems to work in early sessions.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and shared materials. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels unnecessary. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or have shorter check-ins during a busy day. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into work, parenting, or schooling schedules while keeping focus on real changes.