Sharon is a Licensed Professional Counselor [Texas] and a National Certified Counselor. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Texas A&M University and a Masters of Science in Counseling and Human Development from Texas Womans University and has been in practice for over 20 years both in agency and private practice settings. She believes in an individualized approach to treatment based on each client’s strengths, needs, resources and goals. Within her work, she uses a variety of treatment approaches including cognitive [thinking], interpersonal [relationships], educational [factual information] and experiential [guided imagery and other non-verbal techniques – not hypnosis]. Sharon believes a treatment team approach is often vital to helping clients reach their goals and collaborates with a wide variety of community and professional resources. She works with clients 12 and up and specializes in depression, anxiety, grief and loss, adult trauma survivors, men’s issues and women’s challenges, eating disorders, kids with video game and socialization issues, parenting, marital and premarital counseling [Prepare/Enrich] Sharon has also given many presentations and education on a variety of mental health issues to parent groups, daycares, schools, hospitals and physicians.

“What I love about this work is the opportunity to work with people in the process of exploring and striving to reach therapeutic goals. We often get closed in by a set of assumptions about ourselves and our relationships that keep us from reaching truly attainable changes. It is exciting to watch the growth and change that people are able to make as they discover hidden resources for transformation within themselves.”

Sharon will be offering EMDR in the Fall of 2019.

Website: sharonwardcounseling.com

Phone: 817-441-9973

Email: lpc.ward@yahoo.com