Dr. Sharon Young, PA Psychologist PS016165

Dr. Sharon Young greets people with a calm, practical approach to midlife difficulties and related stresses. She is a Pennsylvania psychologist with a PhD in clinical psychology and 22 years of clinical experience. She aims to help people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about next steps in life.

Her sessions focus on understanding what matters most to each person. She listens carefully and works collaboratively to set goals that feel meaningful. She draws on approaches that help people name feelings, change patterns, and try new behaviors in daily life.

Dr. Young has worked in many clinical settings, including outpatient clinics, hospital units, and a university counseling center. That background means she has experience with mood disorders, anxiety, trauma, grief, and struggles with relationships and parenting. She has also supported people facing issues like addiction, sleep problems, and grief around end-of-life care.

Her way of working blends an emphasis on attachment and relationships with client-centered care and cognitive-behavioral strategies. She brings a thoughtful, empathic presence and often mixes methods to match a person’s needs. The goal is practical change - better coping, clearer choices, and more satisfying relationships.

If you want to address relationship strains, manage anxiety or depression, or navigate big life changes, Dr. Young offers steady, experienced guidance. To begin, confirm current session options before booking and follow the site’s steps to connect.

How these approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early and current relationships shape what feels safe and how people connect. It can help when trust, closeness, or fear of abandonment create ongoing stress in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person’s experience; the therapist listens without judgment and helps the person find their own solutions and direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical steps to change them, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions so they address the reader’s specific concerns, whether those are relationship patterns, grief, or midlife decisions.

Confirm the current session options before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between obligations. They also allow quicker check-ins that are shorter when needed, and make it simpler to meet with a licensed professional from different locations within the therapist's service area.