Sharie Kelley, LCSW

Oregon · 30 years in practice

Sharie Kelley is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of clinical experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Oregon: L7820 · expires December 2026
NPI: 1871842062 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

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About Sharie

Sharie Kelley is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting strain, and career or life transitions. Her tone is straightforward and practical, aimed at helping someone who feels overwhelmed find manageable steps forward.

She uses a mix of approaches to meet each person where they are. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change behavior.

Background and approach

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) supports values-based action when worry or avoidance get in the way. She also incorporates client-centered listening and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation. Sharie has substantial crisis and community experience.

Early in her career she worked in outpatient and dual-diagnosis settings, including a methadone clinic where she combined addiction counseling with trauma work. She later spent many years doing countywide night crisis intervention across varied settings such as emergency rooms, jails, and community sites.

Her background includes a Master of Social Work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Hawaii Pacific College. Years living and working in Hawaii shaped her attention to cultural differences and to meeting people with respect for their beliefs and backgrounds. In sessions she aims to be practical and teaching-oriented.

She listens, helps name triggers, practices communication skills, and builds plans clients can try between meetings. She lists Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) among the methods she brings for trauma and anxiety work.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sharie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Depression
ADHD
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Money and financial issues
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Sharie names

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Online support

How EMDR, CBT, and ACT can be used online

Sharie uses a combination of approaches that adapt well to remote sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes to reduce distress, which works well in short exercises and between-session tasks. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying values and taking action despite difficult feelings, helping people build a life they care about even when anxiety or avoidance are present. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used for trauma and anxiety work and involves guided bilateral stimulation alongside focused memory processing to reduce distress around traumatic memories.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past experiences, and preferences, then try methods that fit. Adjustments are made over time so the approach matches progress and comfort level.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for scheduling and access. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and EMDR work, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging helps with ongoing coaching and homework. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or other obligations.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist work with?

Sharie addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career transition, and compassion fatigue.

What is the therapist's general approach in sessions?

She uses practical, teaching-oriented methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered listening, and techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people manage emotions and build skills.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Sharie brings 30 years of experience, including work in outpatient care, dual-diagnosis treatment, addiction counseling, and extensive crisis intervention across community settings.

What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?

She is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and completed her Master of Social Work at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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 scheduling needs and communication preferences.

How is cost handled for therapy?

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