Sharon Olson

**Not currently taking new clients (updated 4/3/23)**

Individuals and Couples - As your therapist, I am committed to working with you to identify and understand the problems that are negatively impacting you, to helping you find ways to solve these problems and to guiding your efforts to grow as a person, friend and family member.

Children and Adolescents - As the therapist you've chosen to work with you and your child or teenager, I am committed to providing a thorough assessment of his/her problems, working with you and your child to develop a treatment plan aimed at resolving the problems identified, to helping your child or teen understand and resolve the problems s/he is experiencing, and to teaching you effective ways of parenting the problems your child is having.

Positions

• Therapist

Educational Background / Experience

• License: Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• PhD - Clinical Social Work
• MSW - Clinical Social Work
• MPA - Public Administration

Clinical Trainings, Certifications, and Memberships

• Therapist in Private Practice (30+ years) working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families
• Hospital, Residential Treatment Facilities, Intensive Outpatient Therapy Programs (18+ years)
• Department of Human Services (19+ years)
• Boards of Directors (various agencies), Federal and Local Grant Reviewer, Consultant, Educator (30+ years)

Expertise, Interests, Specialties

• Teletherapy - sessions will be done remotely by video or call
• ADD/ADHD
• Adolescents
• Anxiety
• CBT
• Children/Pediatric Clients
• Chronic Illness/Pain
• Couples/Marriage Therapy
• Depression
• Family Therapy
• Grief and Loss
• Insomnia
• Men’s Issues
• OCD
• Parenting
• PTSD
• Personality Disorders
• Psychotic Disorders
• Trauma
• Women’s Issues
• Work/Professional Issues/Stress

Accepted Insurance

• Aetna
• Aetna EAP
• Anthem BC/BS
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Cigna
• Cigna EAP
• Humana
• LifeSynch EAP
• Kaiser Permanente
• United Healthcare/Optum
• PHCS/Multi-Plan/IHP
• TriCare
• UC Health
• UMR