Dr. Sharon Young

Experienced psychologist with an integrative approach

PA Psychologist PS016165 Pennsylvania

Experience: 22 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Trauma and abuse, Grief
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages: English

About Sharon

Dr. Sharon Young is a Pennsylvania-licensed clinical psychologist with 22 years of experience helping people navigate relationship challenges, trauma, grief, mood concerns, and a wide range of emotional and behavioral difficulties.

Background and approach

She draws on a client-centered stance that emphasizes collaboration and careful listening while tailoring treatment to the individual's goals and circumstances. Her background includes work across outpatient, inpatient, university, and state psychiatric settings, which has informed a flexible approach to varied clinical needs.

Her practice integrates evidence-informed strategies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside attachment-based, emotionally focused, existential, and other humanistic methods. Dr.

Young attends to symptoms like anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, sleep problems, and addiction, while also addressing relational problems, family-of-origin issues, guilt and shame, and end-of-life or hospice-related concerns. She places importance on understanding a person’s experience and on partnering with clients to create practical steps toward change and improved coping.

Comfortable working with complex presentations including trauma, self-harm ideation, and severe stress reactions, she aims to be present, empathic, and goal-oriented in sessions. Dr.

Young welcomes clients in Pennsylvania who prefer a thoughtful, integrative approach grounded in both skill-building and exploration.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Dr. Young uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life transitions. She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to explore patterns in close relationships and to support work on intimacy, communication, and family-of-origin issues. These methods are presented in a way that connects practical skills with deeper relational understanding.

Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist will work with each person to determine which strategies fit their goals, preferences, and the problems they want to address. Sessions often combine skill-building exercises with reflective exploration so clients learn tools and also make sense of underlying patterns.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. These formats allow clients in Pennsylvania to access consistent care without commuting, and they make it easier to maintain continuity of work during busy or changing life circumstances.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Dr. Young address?

She works with a broad range of issues including relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, addictions, family and parenting problems, sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

Her style is warm, collaborative, and client-centered, combining a psychodynamic perspective with active techniques from approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-based methods, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Dr. Young has 22 years of clinical experience across outpatient clinics, independent practice, inpatient units, a state psychiatric hospital, and a university counseling center.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is a Pennsylvania psychologist with the credential PA Psychologist PS016165 and practices in Pennsylvania.

Can someone who speaks another language work with her?

Services are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

In what formats are sessions offered?

She provides online care through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are sessions priced?

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

What steps are involved in starting therapy with her?

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

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsFamily conflictsSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)EmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

22+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English