Sharon Esters, Therapist, TX | Mind Diagnostics

Licensed

Online Counseling

(57 reviews)

MA, NCC, LPC Sharon Esters

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

Mental health conditions are real, common and treatable.

And recovery is possible.

Sharon Esters is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

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Licensing: MA, NCC, LPC Years in Practice: 5 State: Texas

Hello-

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been in the helping profession for 8 years.

When I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in 1996, I worked as a worker’s compensation adjuster for 12 years. The money was great, but I hated working in that field. Eventually, the company I was working for downsized, so I was laid off. From there, I was lost and didn’t know what to do. Should I continue to stay in the same line of work for the next 12 years, dreading to get out of the bed every day for the money, or should I find a career that will help me utilize my own personal experiences and education to make a difference in the lives of others? I chose to follow my heart. When I took my first counseling class, I knew being a counselor was my calling in life. This is what I was born to do. I realized the most important thing in the world is not how much money you make; it’s about enjoying the work you do. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying I don’t enjoy making money, but I know I wasn’t happy. Being a counselor makes me feel alive, full of hope, and purpose. Educating clients on how to manage their mood disorders, stressors, or providing guidance to some of the most difficult challenges in a person’s life is what I live for.

I want you to know that I am here for you. We can face life’s challenges together.

Sincerely,

Sharon Esters

About online counseling

Online counseling allows you to receive care from an online mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Issues: Stress Anxiety LGBT Parenting issues Self esteem Depression Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Trauma and abuse Anger management Bipolar disorder Coping with life changes ADHD
Languages Spoken: English

Services offered

Professional, confidential, and judgment-free

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Reviews for Sharon Esters

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Sharon understands what I needed to work on myself and I always feel safe to say things that I am not comfortable telling to others.

A very awesome and knowledgeable therapist, Which will give you a direct ways to improve as well as hold accountable for self growth and self improvement.

Terrific listener, new perspectives to view situations. Super helpful on how to deal with the problems you're dealing with. Definitely recommend!

Sharon is a phenomenal therapist. I have had several over the years, but Sharon is the first to have actually helped me progress. I’d recommend Sharon to anyone! 16 out of 10!!

She is always there when I need her. She is my first therapist honestly couldn’t ask for a better one.

Sharon is wonderful. She listens to you intently and makes you comfortable when you tell her what's going on in your life or when expressing how you're feeling. She'll help to reframe your perspective on a certain situation and truly understands and will empathize with what you're going through, even sharing some tidbits of her own life to demonstrate that. I feel free to talk to her about anything and we actually have a conversation instead of it being one sided. I no longer dread going to therapy sessions because of her. I couldn't recommend her enough.

I just love Sharon's expertise and understanding of the heart, mind. soul and how important it is to keep everything balanced. She is full of good suggestions. Sharon is friendly and empathetic.

She is awesome!! She listen and get you, is like a nice conversation where you heard what you didn’t want to haha

Sharon helped me a lot during a stressful time. She is patient, experienced and knowledgeable. She was able to give me perspective which helped and strengthened me. I truly appreciate the sessions I had with her. Thank you Sharon.

Very passionate and helpful

She’s excellent. I went into therapy with her in 2022 and came out knowing that if I ever needed to go back, she was my go to. Empathetic, understanding, kind, lively, and reenergizing!

Literally, the easiest person to talk to. She has made this season of change bearable when I was at my breaking point.

Sharon is an amazing therapist. She’s got a great attitude and listens so well. She’s helped me navigate a lot of issues. Thank you so much for all your help

I so appreciate Sharon. I go in thinking I have nothing to really talk about and end up dealing with issues that I didn’t realize were underlying my daily decisions. She’s got a great personality and her laughter disarms me and makes me feel safe to explore things I’m not comfortable talking about.

Sharon is tough, challenging, funny, approachable and honest. I trust her. In the short time I have known her I have felt safe, heard and understood. She’s already making an impact

Always has a positive outlook and help to sort through several complex issues.

Listens in meaningful ways, provides lots of resources for issues I am dealing with, and hears out all of my concerns. Very friendly as well, and I appreciate all of her help

Even though I just started, I feel like therapy has helped me. So far Sharon has helped me and shown me ways of understanding things in a different way. I feel safe sharing with her and I always have a positive experience.

Sharon is a strong, powerful woman who is also very empathetic with my issues. She gives me absolutely great advice and really listens to me. I would recommend her and betterhelp to anyone in need.

I was nervous about getting a new therapist after 2 years with my last one, but I have loved Sharon. She makes me feel heard and seen with all of my issues, no matter how small.

Excellent! Great listener. Sharon offers ideas and assignments for behavioral change and moves at my pace but in a way that is progressive. Highly recommend. I have gone through many referrals to find Sharon. I made more progress with Sharon in my first session than I had in all of my prior sessions with others. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Very flexible with me and what I am needing. Great at determining what will help me best and providing resources so I get the most out of therapy as possible.

I am finding her effective. Easy to talk with and she stops and listens.

Love how she checks in on me

Sharon has given me various tools and ideas for my mental health. She considers the issues I am dealing with personally and focuses on what’s most important.

Sharon is so nice and helped me with some real world problems that I have been facing such as my ADHD and school work. Going a bit above and beyond to listen to my concerns and encourages me to not be afraid letting people see the real me.

Sharon has been amazing. She listened to my concerns and was able to give me her thoughts on situations and techniques to deal with issues that I faced. She was always on time with our sessions and was quick to respond to text messages. Thank you Sharon.

Sharon listens and guides me in ways I’ve never experienced in therapy. She is quick and articulate with ways to describe my emotions and able to take what I’ve told her and use it in a way that benefits me.

In a very short time, Sharon has supported me in a tremendous way during one of the most difficult times in my life. She has listened and helped me process my thoughts and emotions in a healthy way. Sharon has been authentic, sensible and compassionate and I look forward to continued progress as I navigate the changes I'm undergoing.

Sharon is amazing! Found it very easy to open up and talk about uncomfortable topics in order to get to the root problems and she challenged me in very productive ways

Awesome, humanizing...real.

Sharon was very kind, respectful, and understanding of the issues that I raised. She seems genuine and I enjoyed our first season together.

Sharon takes the time and never makes me feel rushed. She’s very helpful and messages me even outside of therapy to send me links or offer advice, or even just check up on me.

Sharon is amazing. She listens to my concerns or just anything I have to say and is very flexible with my schedule. I know I can just text her if I need to chat outside of our usual video sessions if something is really bothering me and she'll respond. So easy to talk to, earnest and kind!

Sharon is wonderful. She is very compassionate, understanding and helpful. I always felt supported and listened to and she gave great suggestions on how to move forward with my problems. I would definitely recommend her

Sharon is wise, warm, compassionate, and funny. I'm so glad I was matched with her. Thank you so much, Sharon, for everything--I appreciate you!

I love how relatable Sharon is! She is so easy to chat with -- it's like I've known her for a long time.

Sharon is one of the most amazing therapists I've ever met! Not only does she listen, but she really hears you. I've never felt so understood and seen as I do now. She gives great advice, really helpful homework that's challenging in a good way, and always leaves the session on a positive note. She's a very kind person and always tries to find new perspectives to offer to help me see things in a new light. I'm so grateful the universe brought us together, she's awesome!

She is great

A wonderful therapist! She gives great tools to use in everyday life!

Sharon is very caring and qualified specialist. She puts as much effort as possible to my story, and I am satisfied with the results

Sharon has provided all I was hoping to find in a therapist when I signed up Better Help. She's supportive and listens to my concerns. She's been helpful at identifying the underlying issues of my struggles. Her approach has been sensitive and respectful but direct without shaming. I leave my sessions feelings assured I'm on the right path and with somethings to work on. I really appreciate the worksheets and articles she shared to help me better myself. I look forward to hearing from her each week. She's also always on time :)

Sharon is a kind empathetic listener, Creative solution giver and wonderful therapist. I’m leaving each session feeling more empowered .

I highly recommend Sharon if you’re looking for someone who listens and give you insight on things that make you take a deeper look into self. I love the interaction, homework, and articles that she gives me in between sessions. They definitely help me with my journey!

Ms. Sharon is very understanding and a very relatable woman to talk to. She gives great advice and is also very reassuring.

Wonderful! Sharon has been a great help in working with me through everything we spoke of, a very kind and helpful soul

Sharon is a wonderful therapist attentive and gave me tools to cope. She never made me feel like a patient and always gave me recommendations and great responses I highly recommend her

Sharon has the ability to get to the heart of the matter in a safe, comfortable and professional format. Her thoughtfulness and innate ability to assess and provide thoughtful solutions has been so helpful in my journey. I highly recommend Sharon.

I have had a great experience so far. My needs are listened to and my priorities for sessions are always met. She gives helpful perspective and feasible action steps for the things I need help with. I have seen progress already and will definitely be continuing.

Caring, understanding, considerate, wonderful person with nice personality who tries hard to understand the real issues that you don’t even understand so we can sole the problems together.

Sharon helped me through a big job transition and helped me to have the confidence to live a life in line with my values. I enjoyed working with Sharon and using the tools she provided me with.

I am good - appreciate the offer to support me but I am going to look locally and skip on tele/video therapy - I am burnt out of videos/chat. Will pursue local therapist.

Sharon is wonderful, we've only been talking for 3 weeks and i already feel like she knows me. She's really intelligent in how to help people with their problems. She doesn't make me feel like i am broken, undesirable or stupid when we chat.

Fun, energetic, thoughtful, encouraging

Sharon is an absolutely wonderful woman with so much positivity to offer!!

Sharon is the best! She is so wise. I definitely recommend her!

Sharon is a phenomenal counselor. In just a few weeks of counseling, I feel much more confident in myself and am better equipped with ways to manage various issues in my daily life. I cannot praise her enough. 11/10

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