Sharon Link, LCSW

Sharon Link is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar challenges, addictions, and grief. She works with adults, children, and adolescents and supports people dealing with relationship and parenting struggles. She also helps those coping with chronic illness, caregiver stress, and isolation.

Her style is warm and interactive. Sharon treats people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She centers the person in the room and shares practical tools people can use between sessions.

Sharon blends several approaches to fit each person’s needs. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to the individual. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. She also integrates mindfulness, dialectical behavior strategies, Jungian ideas, and EMDR when appropriate.

Across 25 years of practice she has worked with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, addiction, gambling disorders, OCD, ADHD, and mood disorders. Her experience includes supporting people through hospice and end-of-life issues and helping caregivers manage stress.

She encourages people to take the lead in their treatment while she offers tools and coaching. The aim is to build skills that make daily life feel more manageable. Sharon is based in Missouri and holds LCSW credentials in Missouri and Wyoming.

How Sharon’s approaches translate to online therapy

Many of Sharon's methods adapt well to remote work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities, which helps guide each session wherever it takes place. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) uses clear, practical techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often paired with exercises people can practice between sessions. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) addresses distress from traumatic memories through structured processing and may be offered when it fits the person’s needs and goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Sharon collaborates with each person to decide which methods to try first, then checks in and adjusts the plan as needed. Clients help set goals and decide what feels most useful in their daily life.

The biography does not list specific remote session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into workdays or caregiving schedules, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when life is busy. Licensed professionals can use therapeutic tools, skills coaching, and structured interventions in virtual sessions to support progress without promising a particular outcome.