Sharon Jenkins , LCSW, CSW

Sharon Jenkins is a licensed social worker in Georgia who brings 25 years of experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship challenges, substance use, and a wide range of life transitions. She practices from a strengths-based, client-centered, and solution-focused perspective, combining practical strategies with attention to each person’s lived experience. Sharon holds the credentials LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and CSW (Certified Social Worker), and she pairs those qualifications with approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to tailor care to individual needs.

Raised in North Carolina with three brothers, Sharon studied psychology and clinical social work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before relocating to Georgia to pursue her clinical work. Over the years she has supported adults and families through issues that include depression, grief, parenting concerns, addiction, relationship and intimacy struggles, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and caregiver stress. Her work also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family dynamics, body image, chronic illness, and co-morbid conditions.

Outside of her professional life Sharon values family, faith, and friends. She is a mother to a young adult son who is an Air Force veteran and shares her home with two dogs and a cat. She enjoys walking and hiking, dining out, listening to music, and spending time at the beach. Clients describe Sharon as calming, genuine, encouraging, and trustworthy, and she aims to collaborate with each person to identify goals and build practical steps toward them.

Therapeutic Approaches and Accessible Online Support

Sharon integrates several evidence-based approaches to meet each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, supporting work on values and meaningful goals. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and collaboration so that the client’s perspective guides the pace and focus of sessions, which is especially helpful for relationship, self-esteem, and identity concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers structured strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, often benefiting people managing anxiety, depression, or stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Sharon works with clients to identify goals, preferences, and life circumstances and adjusts techniques over time so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single method.

Online therapy with Sharon can take place by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, mobility limits, or geographic distance. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to access therapists and licensed professionals from the comfort of one’s own environment while still engaging in meaningful, goal-oriented work.