- Warm interactive style
- Values-based change
- Trauma-aware support
About Shari
Shari Schaffer is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Texas with 15 years of clinical and educational experience. She has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, relationship stress, career challenges, parenting concerns, and attention-related issues. Shari has particular experience supporting individuals who have survived physical trauma or emotional abuse.
Her style is warm and interactive. She aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion and believes healing grows through the therapeutic relationship. Sessions focus on practical conversation, steady support, and clear goals that fit each person's life.
Shari uses several therapeutic approaches rather than a single method. She combines client-centered care with elements from cognitive-behavioral and trauma-informed work, and she draws on motivational interviewing and narrative ideas when helpful. This mix lets her tailor sessions to what each person needs right now.
In meetings she tends to be collaborative and focused on solutions. Shari helps people identify values, notice unhelpful patterns, and practice small changes that add up. She also works with people on communication, grief, forgiveness, and coping with major life transitions.
People who want clear, empathetic conversation about real problems often find her approach a good match. If someone is looking for steady support while working through stress, relationship concerns, past abuse, or career and parenting pressures, Shari offers thoughtful, goal-oriented care.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Shari draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy as part of her regular work. ACT focuses on helping people clarify what matters most to them and take small, workable steps consistent with those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's own experience, with the therapist offering empathetic listening and reflection to support growth and change.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Shari works with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That collaborative process helps shape goals, the pace of work, and practical strategies to try between sessions.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm which options are available before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten commute time, and allow for more flexible scheduling around work or caregiving. It can also let people choose sessions that match their energy level on a given day, such as a shorter check-in when time is limited. If you want to know exact session types offered, check current options during the scheduling step.
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Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Shari address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and communication problems, parenting and career issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, ADHD, grief, intimacy-related issues, and related concerns listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her style is warm and interactive. She uses client-centered work alongside acceptance and commitment ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative approaches to fit each person's needs.
How much experience does she have?
Shari has 15 years of experience working in clinical and educational settings with a wide range of presenting issues.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is an LMFT licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.