Sharie Kelley, LCSW

Sharie Kelley is an Oregon Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, and blended family issues. Sharie uses clear, practical strategies in sessions and explains techniques in everyday terms.

She trained at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, earning a Master of Social Work in 1989, after completing a Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences in Honolulu. Much of her early career was in Hawaii where cultural awareness was part of her education and practice. That background influences how she listens to different life experiences.

Sharie has broad experience across settings. Early work included child and family therapy, adoption social work, and a private practice that included military dependents and couples. She also worked in outpatient community mental health and as a dual-diagnosis therapist in a methadone clinic focusing on trauma and addictions counseling.

For seven years she provided countywide crisis intervention at night, responding to suicidality, psychosis, intoxication, and other urgent presentations in locations ranging from emergency rooms to public places. This work shaped her practical, problem-focused style and her comfort with high-intensity situations.

Her approach emphasizes psychoeducation, cognitive behavioral techniques, and Adlerian principles. She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and uses tools that help people manage triggers, communication patterns, and emotional regulation. To begin, she asks about immediate needs and priorities and then maps out clear next steps.