- Respectful listening
- Skills for anxiety
- Helps build confidence
About Xiaoying
Xiaoying 'Sharon' Qi is a licensed professional clinical counselor practicing in California. She has seven years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, motivation, and low self esteem. Sharon speaks English and Mandarin and aims to treat each person with respect and sensitivity.
Sharon centers sessions on what the individual needs right now. She listens carefully and adapts conversation and plans to fit each person's situation. That might mean focusing on problem-solving for a work issue, or practicing skills to reduce anxiety day to day.
Her background includes work with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and mood challenges such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also supports people facing addictions, attention challenges like ADHD, sleep and eating problems, and caregiver stress. Sharon balances practical tools with emotional support when clients face life changes or loss.
Sharon uses a mix of approaches in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking, client-centered listening to follow the client's lead, and acceptance-based techniques to help manage difficult feelings. Mindfulness and emotion-focused ideas also appear in her work when they match a client's goals.
Starting therapy with Sharon begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step. She explains options and works with each person to develop a plan they can follow between sessions. The aim is steady progress, one step at a time.
Sharon centers sessions on what the individual needs right now. She listens carefully and adapts conversation and plans to fit each person's situation. That might mean focusing on problem-solving for a work issue, or practicing skills to reduce anxiety day to day.
Her background includes work with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and mood challenges such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also supports people facing addictions, attention challenges like ADHD, sleep and eating problems, and caregiver stress. Sharon balances practical tools with emotional support when clients face life changes or loss.
Sharon uses a mix of approaches in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to change unhelpful thinking, client-centered listening to follow the client's lead, and acceptance-based techniques to help manage difficult feelings. Mindfulness and emotion-focused ideas also appear in her work when they match a client's goals.
Starting therapy with Sharon begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step. She explains options and works with each person to develop a plan they can follow between sessions. The aim is steady progress, one step at a time.