Dr. Sharolyn Wallace, LCSW

Dr. Sharolyn Wallace is an Oklahoma-licensed clinical social worker with more than three decades of experience helping people facing family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting stresses, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She focuses on practical steps that reduce daily pressure and improve relationships. Sessions emphasize honest conversation and steady support as people work toward clearer goals and better coping.

Her style is warm and direct. She aims to create an open space where clients can talk about hard feelings without judgment. Work often centers on identifying patterns that cause pain in relationships and testing small changes that build confidence and stability.

Dr. Wallace brings 31 years of practice to each case, drawing on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide decisions. She pays attention to how family history, attachment patterns, and past losses shape current behavior. This helps people find practical ways to respond differently to old problems.

She also often focuses on issues tied to adoption and foster care, abandonment, blended families, caregiving stress, and the fallout from separation or divorce. First responder stress, guilt, forgiveness, and control or commitment difficulties are other areas she addresses.

People who choose therapy with Dr. Wallace can expect collaborative goal-setting, clear steps between sessions, and steady encouragement. Her approach aims to strengthen coping skills and restore a sense of agency so people can move forward with more confidence.

How evidence-based methods translate to online care

Dr. Wallace uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One common approach helps people identify recurring relationship patterns and practice new ways of interacting to reduce conflict and improve communication. Another approach centers on skills to manage strong emotions and boost day-to-day functioning after trauma or major life changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to clarify goals, try techniques that fit the issue at hand, and adjust methods as progress is seen. Clients help shape the plan based on what feels most useful and practical for their lives.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules demand a quick touchpoint. It also makes it simpler to keep continuity of care when life changes affect daily routines. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, coaching, and communication tools to work over distance while focusing on steady progress and practical skills.