Sharon Hollandsworth

Sharon Hollandsworth is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina with 40 years of professional experience. For 35 of those years she has worked in agency settings providing individual and group therapy for adults.

She uses a client-centered approach that combines problem solving with practical skills training, and she aims to maintain a consistently supportive and validating environment. Sharon begins by assessing and exploring, together with each person, the difficulties they are facing and what they hope to gain from counseling; that collaborative process continues throughout care.

Sharon introduces skills-training practices to help clients cope with and respond to their areas of difficulty. Those practices are designed to strengthen focus, promote relaxation, and enhance interpersonal skills while reducing anxiety, distress, and emotional upheaval. She also emphasizes problem-solving techniques and helps clients create plans or make choices when needed.

Her education began with a degree in music as a guitarist, followed by a major in psychology and a Master of Social Work in clinical treatment from the University of Tennessee. Much of her career has taken place in community mental health centers and community health centers in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina.

Sharon is ready to work with people when they choose to begin exploring their concerns. For immediate emergencies, please call 911 or dial 1-800-273-TALK (8255) to speak with someone right away.