Sharon Forde Marshall

Sharon Forde Marshall is a licensed mental health counselor with 23 years of experience. She focuses on practical ways to manage stress, anxiety, relationship tension, family difficulties, and struggles with self-esteem. Sharon aims for conversations that feel respectful and compassionate. She tailors each session to fit a person's situation and goals.

Her approach mixes several evidence-based methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take steps toward valued goals. Attachment-Based ideas and Client-Centered work shape how she builds a trusting space for talking about relationships and past hurts.

Sharon also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping strategies. She helps people who are dealing with life transitions such as divorce, immigration stress, adoption and foster care issues, or a midlife reevaluation. Practical skills and small, steady changes are a common focus.

Clients report talking through communication problems, control struggles, jealousy, and forgiveness work. She supports parents and caregivers facing caregiver stress and those handling body image or identity concerns. Sharon will work with each person to set straightforward, achievable steps between sessions.

Based in Florida, Sharon offers services in English and accepts international clients. She emphasizes collaboration, listening first, and then creating a plan that fits daily life. Taking the first step can be hard, and she aims to make that step feel manageable.

How Sharon's approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small committed actions toward them. It helps people move past stuck patterns and cope with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy centers on how early relationship experiences influence current connections and communication, which can help when working through trust, abandonment, or family conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sharon collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. She listens first, then suggests strategies and homework that feel doable. Clients and therapist adjust the plan together as progress unfolds.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life - for example by reducing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a break, or offering alternatives when bandwidth is limited. This flexibility helps people maintain consistent sessions while working on stress, relationships, and life changes.