Xiaoying 'Sharon' Qi

Xiaoying 'Sharon' Qi is a California-licensed therapist with a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) credential and seven years of experience. She focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, career worries, and parenting challenges. Sharon works in a straightforward, respectful way and aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable.

Sharon adapts conversations and plans to each person’s situation. She listens first, then offers tools that fit daily life. Her approach can include strategies for managing anger, improving sleep, coping with grief, and addressing relationship or intimacy-related issues.

She draws on several evidence-informed methods to guide sessions. These methods include acceptance and commitment ideas that emphasize values, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and client-centered listening that keeps the person’s experience central.

Sessions may also address longer-term concerns such as trauma and abuse, bipolar and depression symptoms, addictions, chronic illness stress, and caregiver strain. Sharon also helps with life transitions, career direction, and issues around body image or attachment.

Sharon offers services in English and Mandarin and practices in California. She encourages people to take the small steps toward support and will work collaboratively to set clear, attainable goals.

How Sharon Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

Sharon often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. ACT can help people struggling with anger, stress, or motivation by shifting attention toward meaningful action.

She also relies on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT is practical and skills-focused, and it can help with anxiety, sleep problems, low mood, and impulsive responses.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Sharon will listen to what matters most and discuss which methods fit the person’s goals and daily life. She helps shape a plan together and adjusts techniques as progress unfolds.

Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit into busy routines. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during work breaks, and make it simpler to continue support during life transitions. Licensed professionals can adapt the approaches above to work well over remote sessions when the format matches a person’s needs.