- Family and parenting support
- Stress and anxiety focus
- Experience with trauma
About Sharlese
Sharlese Jones is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) who focuses on helping people find clearer direction and more manageable day-to-day coping. She welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with relationships or self-esteem. Parents can expect practical support for parenting concerns and family dynamics. Many clients come for help with grief, trauma, addictions, or intimacy-related struggles.
With 18 years of experience, she brings steady, hands-on practice to the work. Sessions emphasize simple skills people can use between appointments. She aims to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try small changes that make everyday life easier. The goal is to help people reconnect with what matters to them.
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens for each person’s priorities and adapts the conversation to fit their pace. Conversations often include goal-setting, skill practice, and gentle reflection on choices and values.
Sharlese has worked in California settings that involved children, teens, and families, offering support around anger, mood concerns, and identity-related issues. She frames progress as small steps rather than quick fixes and encourages follow-through between sessions.
If someone is ready to begin, she guides them through a short matching questionnaire and scheduling process. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and cost varies by location and therapist availability.
How therapeutic methods translate to online work
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often used in this clinician's practice include skill-focused work that teaches clear tools for managing mood and stress, and relational work that looks at communication habits and boundaries within family and parenting roles. Skill-focused work helps with anxiety, depression, and anger by giving concrete strategies to try between sessions. Relational approaches help people change patterns that affect closeness, conflict, and parenting routines.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with the person to choose techniques that match their goals, preferences, and daily constraints. That conversation usually happens early on and is revisited as needs change.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session formats before booking since formats are not specified here. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, making it easier to schedule around work, or allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can support ongoing skill practice, homework review, and steady progress without requiring frequent office visits.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career stress, addictions, anger, and LGBT-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on simple skills, goal-setting, and trying manageable changes between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 18 years of clinical experience working in California settings with children, teens, and families among other client needs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.