- Client-centered care
- Practical steps
- Mindful approach
About Sharon
Sharon McKay is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She brings 16 years of clinical work to sessions and aims to create a calm, practical space for people facing stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and relationship struggles.
Sharon meets people where they are and focuses on clear, manageable steps forward. She uses familiar tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness alongside client-centered work. Sessions often include talking through problems, noticing patterns, and trying small changes to daily routines.
Her background includes work with substance and alcohol concerns, attention challenges, trauma and abuse, as well as LGBTQ matters and eating and mood disorders. Sharon also helps people who are dealing with life changes, codependency, abandonment and blended family issues.
She describes her style as collaborative and flexible. That means shaping sessions around each person’s needs instead of following a rigid plan. The aim is practical progress - better coping, clearer choices, and more stable moods.
Sharon combines approaches such as Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Existential Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing when those approaches fit the goal. Her work emphasizes strengths and real-world strategies so people can try new ways of handling triggers and relationships.
To get started, clients use a short matching process and then schedule a first session based on the therapist’s availability. Sharon speaks English and practices in Florida as an LMHC.
How her approaches fit online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person in front of the therapist. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk through feelings and make choices. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, behaviors, and feelings and offers concrete exercises to test new ways of thinking and acting. This can help with anxiety, mood swings, and coping with triggers. Emotionally-Focused Therapy places attention on emotions and how they shape relationships and self-understanding, which can help with attachment issues, codependency, and communication patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sharon will talk through goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. That lets her and the client choose or combine methods that feel useful and realistic for day-to-day life.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises, emotion-focused conversations, and client-centered listening to remote sessions so the work continues even when meeting remotely.
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Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Sharon address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, addictions, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and related issues such as codependency and ADHD.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and flexible, using client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, and mindfulness to find practical steps that fit each person.
How long has she been practicing?
Sharon has 16 years of experience practicing as a mental health counselor in Florida.
What credentials does she hold and where does she practice?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.