Xiaoying 'Sharon' Qi

Xiaoying 'Sharon' Qi is a licensed professional clinical counselor practicing in California. She brings seven years of clinical experience to sessions and focuses on practical, down-to-earth support. Sharon aims to meet people where they are and adapt each conversation to individual needs.

She helps with everyday pressures like stress and anxiety, and with parenting concerns and career challenges. Sharon also supports people dealing with motivation, self-esteem, confidence, and recovery from addictions. Her work includes coping with grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleep and eating concerns, and mood-related conditions such as depression and bipolar disorder.

Sharon uses approaches that include mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral strategies, and elements from dialectical behavior therapy. In sessions she focuses on learning helpful skills, noticing patterns, and making choices that match a person’s values. Conversations are practical and oriented toward small, doable changes.

She respects each person’s cultural and personal background and offers care in English and Mandarin. Sharon emphasizes collaboration: she and the client shape goals together and revisit what’s working. Her style is warm and straightforward, aiming to make therapy a usable part of daily life.

To begin, clients follow a short matching process and schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability. Sharon recognizes that starting therapy can feel hard and aims to make the early steps clear and manageable.

How mindfulness and practical therapies work online

Mindfulness Therapy here centers on learning simple attention and breathing practices. It helps people notice stress and emotional patterns so they can respond more calmly to daily challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small actions toward them while learning to accept uncomfortable thoughts and feelings. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the client’s lead and helps them find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and they will try methods that fit those needs. Decisions about what to emphasize are made together, and plans are adjusted as progress is noticed.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and offer shorter check-ins when needed. Some people find audio-only meetings easier when bandwidth is limited or when they prefer not to be on camera. Talk with the therapist during the intake process about what will work best for your schedule and daily routine.