Dr. Sharon Belhamel, LMFT - Therapist in Georgia

Emotion-focused work
Values-based strategies
CBT for thinking patterns

About Sharon

Dr. Sharon Belhamel is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Georgia with 20 years of clinical experience. She sees people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, career questions, addictions, grief, trauma, ADHD, and related struggles. Sessions are focused on straightforward conversation and practical steps to help people manage hard feelings and life changes.

Sharon blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) with approaches that focus on values, thoughts, and attachment. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to clarify values and build committed action. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify thinking patterns that get in the way of progress.

In sessions she listens for recurring patterns and helps people notice how emotions, thoughts, and behavior link together. That can mean working on coping skills, setting boundaries, or trying new ways to talk about hard topics. She also addresses topics like intimacy concerns, self-esteem, codependency, and compassion fatigue in practical terms.

Sharon’s background combines relational work and approaches that center emotion and attachment. Over two decades she has supported people facing life transitions, chronic health and caregiving stress, adoption and foster care concerns, and complex grief. She accepts English-speaking and international clients and asks people to confirm current session options before they book.

To begin, visitors are invited to use the site's matching process to schedule an initial session and see which formats are currently offered.

How her approaches translate to online work

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and working with emotions that shape relationship patterns and personal choices. Online sessions using EFT often focus on noticing felt experience, naming difficult emotions, and trying new ways of responding in relationships or individual life situations.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people identify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values. In an online session ACT can include mindfulness exercises, values clarification, and planning small behavior changes that fit daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and try different ways of working to see what fits. Clients and the therapist decide together whether to prioritize emotion-focused work, values-based strategies, or cognitive tools.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist during the matching process about how sessions can be structured to match your availability and practical needs.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesCareer difficultiesDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Intimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depression Post-traumatic stress Pregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness Therapy Narrative Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Georgia

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, career questions, addictions, grief, trauma, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside ACT and CBT to help people notice emotions, clarify values, and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

How much experience does she have?

Sharon has 20 years of experience as a clinician working with a wide range of emotional and relational issues.

What are her credentials and where is she located?

She is an LMFT licensed in Georgia and provides services listed from that base.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session formats before booking by following the site's matching steps; the biography does not list specific formats.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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