Sharina Anderson, LCSW
Practical, strengths-based support for life's challenges
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How Sharina works
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Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sharina
Sharina Anderson is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia with seven years of professional experience. She focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, addictions, and self-esteem. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and meets people where they are in plain, direct ways.
Sharina centers sessions on the person's strengths and life story. She treats each person as the expert on their own experience and uses that knowledge to shape practical steps forward.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at making everyday life easier. In sessions she helps people manage intense feelings, build coping skills, and work through difficult changes. Common topics include relationship strain, career stress, parenting fatigue, and challenges tied to identity such as LGBT and sexuality concerns.
She also helps with mood disorders, ADHD-related struggles, and compassion fatigue. Her approach is collaborative. She listens closely, offers tools that can be practiced between meetings, and checks in on what is and isn’t working.
Progress often comes from small changes that add up over time. Sharina offers sessions in English and practices from Virginia. People can expect a calm, practical style that focuses on skills and understanding rather than judgment.
What Sharina works with
Everything Sharina lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sharina's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Dissociation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Sharina uses evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people learn skills to manage strong emotions and impulsivity, teaching simple tools to reduce reactivity and increase calm. Another approach emphasizes building routines and behavioral strategies to address sleep, eating, and mood issues so daily life feels more steady.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to pick techniques that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That process can involve trying a tool, checking how it feels, and adjusting the plan together.
Online therapy offers several ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need flexible, ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules.
Questions people ask about Sharina
What issues does Sharina commonly help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, grief, addictions, self-esteem, and related concerns like attachment and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She works in a straightforward, strengths-based way that sees the person as an expert in their story and focuses on practical skills to manage daily life.
What background does she bring to sessions?
Sharina has seven years of professional experience as a social work clinician and centers her work on listening and applying practical tools that fit each person.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Virginia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses 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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.