Sharmie Silva

Compassionate CBT-informed care for relationships and life changes

LCSW California

Experience: 15 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Family, Parenting
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Imago Relationship Therapy
Languages: English

About Sharmie

Sharmie Silva is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside relational and solution-focused methods to help individuals and couples navigate relationship and life transitions.

Background and approach

With 15 years of professional experience, she draws on a background supporting people through challenges such as relationship conflict, parenting strains, and shifts in self-esteem. Her work emphasizes practical skills and clearer communication to address issues like attachment concerns, abandonment wounds, and control or communication problems.

Silva integrates approaches meant to reduce distress and promote actionable change, tailoring sessions to each client’s goals and circumstances. She has helped people manage the effects of divorce and separation, process post-traumatic stress, and strengthen self-love and confidence.

Based in California and licensed as LCSW 25203, she also offers services to international clients and adapts her interventions to the format that fits clients’ lives, whether through video, phone, or messaging options.

CBT and Relational Approaches for Online Care

Sharmie Silva draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical coping strategies for anxiety, low mood, and stress related to relationships and life transitions. Imago Relationship Therapy is used to improve communication and deepen connection between partners by exploring interaction patterns and fostering empathic listening. Solution-Focused Therapy complements these approaches by emphasizing concrete goals and small, achievable steps that move clients toward the changes they want to see.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work together, and she collaborates with each client to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions so interventions feel relevant and manageable rather than prescriptive.

Online therapy with Silva offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to access consistent care around work schedules, family responsibilities, or geographic constraints. These formats make it easier to maintain momentum between sessions and to choose the communication style that supports each person’s comfort and progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?

She works with relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes, and also focuses on abandonment, attachment, communication, control, divorce and separation, post-traumatic stress, and self-love.

What therapeutic approaches does she use?

Their practice includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Imago Relationship Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy to build skills, improve communication, and develop short-term strategies for change.

How much clinical experience does this therapist have?

She has 15 years of professional experience working in clinical and school settings prior to offering broader therapy to adults and couples.

Where is the therapist licensed and located?

She is licensed in California as LCSW 25203 and provides services while based in that state.

Can clients who speak other languages access services?

Services are provided in English and she accepts international clients who are able to participate in English-language sessions.

What session formats are available?

Clients may meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteem Coping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationPost-traumatic stressSelf-love

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Imago Relationship TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English