Sharie Kelley , LCSW

Sharie Kelley is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of experience in mental health and addiction treatment. She also holds a CADC I credential in addictions counseling and training in MRT, a reality-based approach often used in correctional settings. Her advanced training includes full certification in EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - a brain stimulation technique used to address trauma and anxiety.

Sharie earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Hawaii Pacific College in Honolulu and a Master of Social Work from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1989. After living and working in Hawaii for 22 years, where her social work education emphasized cultural awareness, she developed a strong appreciation for cultural differences and for working with clients from diverse backgrounds.

Her clinical style is largely psychoeducational with roots in Adlerian thought, and she regularly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside other modalities. Early in her career she provided child and family therapy, adoption social work, and maintained a private practice serving military dependents and couples, often emphasizing mediation, communication, and understanding triggers and love languages.

Sharie’s hands-on experience includes seven years of countywide crisis intervention work covering a wide range of acute presentations and settings, as well as roles as an outpatient therapist and a dual-diagnosis clinician in a methadone clinic focusing on trauma treatment and addictions counseling. She brings versatility across ages, genders, cultures, and belief systems, and she works with a broad array of concerns including trauma, addiction, anxiety, relationship and family issues, grief, ADHD, and caregiver stress.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Sharie Kelley draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, and client-centered principles to guide online work. CBT helps clients identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges. EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - uses guided bilateral stimulation alongside memory processing to address traumatic memories and related anxiety symptoms. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration, supporting growth through a respectful and nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sharie works with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, and she tailors interventions accordingly rather than relying on a single method. Over time she and the client review progress and adjust strategies to fit what is most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Sessions can occur by video call or phone, and shorter exchanges are possible through live chat or text-based messaging. These options allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, ongoing support while making it easier to fit therapy into daily life and access specialized approaches regardless of location.