Hello, I am licensed in Pennsylvania and New York with 28 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with ADHD & ADD, stress and anxiety, depression, parenting issues, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, & couples. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Antisocial Personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic Violence, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Eating and Food-Related Issues, Emptiness, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Fertility Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Narcissism, Obsessions, Compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality Disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / Nonmonogamous Relationships, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
PA LCSW CW020968
NY LCSW-R 069192
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Dr. Dr. Sharon Zaffarese-Dippold. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Things are going well. I feel Sharon understands where I’m coming from and has provided me some good clarity up until this point.
Written on Dec 04, 2023 after therapy with Dr. Sharon for 1 month on issues concerning depression, addictions, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Dr. Z is kind and an excellent listener!
Written on Nov 14, 2023 after therapy with Dr. Sharon for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes
She is excellent. Four of my family members including myself have spent time talking to Sharon. She is SO caring and has helped all of us get through the rough times in our lives. HIGHLY recommend her.❤️
Written on Oct 20, 2023 after therapy with Dr. Sharon for 3 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and parenting issues
Dr. Sharon is great at listening to me, along supporting, and validating my feelings, concerns, and emotions. She has given me many strategies to help me fight my depression and anxiety, which have been very helpful.
Written on Sep 07, 2023 after therapy with Dr. Sharon for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, and parenting issues
I think she has great insight on the things I am looking to work on!!
Written on Aug 30, 2023 after therapy with Dr. Sharon for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes
She is so awesome!!
Written on Aug 13, 2023 after therapy with Dr. Sharon for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and self esteem