Sharie Kelley , LCSW

Sharie Kelley is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three decades of experience supporting people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, depression, relationship challenges, and a wide range of life transitions. She combines clinical training with a long history of hands-on work in diverse settings to offer practical, skills-based care that is informed by cultural awareness and real-world experience.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences from Hawaii Pacific College in Honolulu and completed a Master of Social Work at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1989. She spent 22 years living and working in Hawaii, where her social work education emphasized cultural sensitivity and respect for differing values and traditions. That foundation informs her goal of working effectively with people of all genders, ages, cultures, and religious backgrounds.

Kelley holds additional credentials in addictions, noted as CADC I, and she is trained in MRT, a form of reality-oriented therapy that has been used in correctional settings. Her practice is largely psychoeducational with regular use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - and an Adlerian perspective on motivation and social connection. She is also fully trained in EMDR, a trauma-focused method used to address traumatic memories and anxiety.

Her clinical background includes outpatient work in community mental health, dual-diagnosis treatment in a methadone clinic, trauma and addictions counseling, and seven years of solo night-time crisis intervention covering an entire county. That crisis work exposed her to suicidality, homicidality, psychosis, chronic mental illness, intoxication, and emotional dysregulation across settings such as emergency rooms, jails, schools, homes, and public spaces. Earlier in her career she did child and family therapy, adoption social work, and maintained a private practice serving military dependents and couples, using a mediation-oriented approach that emphasizes triggers, communication, and love languages.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Sharie Kelley

Sharie Kelley draws from evidence-informed methods to tailor care to each person's needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT - helps people identify and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused approach that supports processing distressing memories and reducing anxious arousal related to past events. Client-Centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and working at the client’s pace to build trust and clarify personal goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kelley works collaboratively with clients to explore which methods match their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, and she adapts strategies over time as needs change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people balancing work, family, or mobility challenges. Sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter check-ins are available through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to maintain consistent care, fit sessions into busy schedules, and access licensed professionals and therapists from locations that work for the client.