Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Shari works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Shari
Shari Schaffer is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) in Texas with 15 years of clinical and educational experience. She has helped people facing depression, anxiety, stress, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and anger. Her background includes working with those who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse.
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English. Shari brings a warm, interactive style to sessions. She centers respect, sensitivity, and compassion in conversations.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building a trusting working relationship and practical steps toward change. Her work draws on several therapy approaches to match what a person needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and take meaningful action.
She uses client-centered listening to make people feel heard. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is unsure about change. Shari adapts plans to each person’s situation.
That might mean short-term strategies for immediate stress, or longer work for trauma, mood disorders, or relationship patterns. She also supports people coping with grief, addiction concerns, or career and life transitions. In sessions she helps people talk through control issues, communication problems, guilt and shame, and self-esteem struggles.
She also addresses topics such as hoarding, intimacy-related concerns, and post-traumatic stress. Her aim is to help people move toward clearer choices and steadier daily life.
What Shari works with
Everything Shari lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Shari's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Shari lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, chronic worry, and anger by shifting focus from getting rid of thoughts to living by chosen priorities. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience through active listening and empathy, helping individuals feel understood and gradually make changes at their own pace. Existential Therapy looks at life meaning and choice, which can help people facing major life transitions, grief, or questions about purpose.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they adjust methods over time so therapy matches changing needs and real life demands.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules or distance make in-person meetings difficult. Phone sessions can be easier when video isn’t needed or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for quick check-ins, brief coaching between sessions, or people who prefer writing to talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a workday, travel schedule, or a busy family routine while keeping the focus on progress and practical skills.
Questions people ask about Shari
What concerns does Shari help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, addictions, anger, parenting matters, and trauma and abuse.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm and interactive, emphasizing respect and compassionate listening while helping people set practical goals and try new behaviors.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 15 years of experience in clinical and educational settings working with mood disorders, trauma, ADHD, and a variety of relationship and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist - LMFT - licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and are international clients possible?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.