Sharon Hollandsworth, LCSW

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina who brings decades of experience working with adults in both individual and group therapy settings. Over the course of 35 years of agency work, she has developed a client-centered practice that emphasizes problem solving and practical skills training while maintaining a consistently supportive and validating therapeutic environment.

Her process begins with a careful assessment and collaborative exploration of what a person is experiencing and what they hope to achieve in counseling. That exploration continues throughout therapy as needs shift and new priorities emerge. Alongside exploration, she introduces skills-training techniques designed to build coping capacity - practices that promote focus, relaxation, improved interpersonal functioning, and reduced anxiety or emotional upheaval.

She also concentrates on problem-solving strategies and practical planning to help clients make choices and take steps forward when decisions are needed. Her clinical background includes community mental health and community health center work in the Raleigh-Durham area, informed by formal training that began with a degree in music and guitar, followed by a psychology major and a Master of Social Work in Treatment from the University of Tennessee.

For immediate crises, she directs people to local emergency services or the national 24-hour crisis line at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). She looks forward to working with people when they are ready to begin exploring their concerns.