Sharon Esters, LPC

Sharon Esters is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with six years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. Sharon also provides support around relationship and family issues, addiction-related struggles, and life transitions.

Her sessions are shaped by straightforward, practical work. Sharon uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients spot unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. She also draws on client-centered listening and mindfulness to help people slow down and notice what matters in their daily life.

Sharon pays attention to identity and culture when relevant. She offers an affirming approach for LGBTQ clients and people navigating sexuality, including work related to BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture. She also addresses caregiving stress, fatherhood issues, and the fallout from divorce or separation.

Clients can expect goal-oriented conversations about coping skills, communication patterns, and managing impulses. Sharon helps people make small changes that add up to clearer thinking and steadier moods. Sessions are delivered in ways that fit a person’s routine, including video and phone options.

Her practice is practical and respectful. Sharon focuses on helping each person set realistic steps, practice new skills between meetings, and notice progress along the way.

How Sharon Uses Therapy Approaches Online

Sharon often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thinking patterns that feed anxiety or low mood and then try practical behavior changes to test new ways of coping. She also relies on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathetic listening and helping the client lead the conversation so goals come from their priorities.

Choosing the right approach is a joint effort. Sharon works with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level, and she adjusts the plan over time based on what helps most.

Online work is built around flexibility. Video calls let people have richer visual interaction for skill practice and deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text messaging offer brief check-ins, quicker problem-solving, and support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while keeping consistent momentum.