- Motivational interviewing
- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
About Shirron
Shirron Gardner-Jackson is an Ohio Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, self-esteem struggles, and depression, and also supports concerns such as communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and isolation.
She holds a Master of Social Work from Indiana Wesleyan University and a bachelor’s in Criminology and Sociology from The Ohio State University. Over the years she has focused on addiction studies and criminal behavior modification treatment, which informs how she understands coping patterns and behavioral change.
Her approach combines talk therapy with practical techniques. She uses motivational interviewing to explore readiness for change and cognitive behavioral strategies to identify and shift unhelpful thinking. She also incorporates elements of dialectical behavior therapy for emotion regulation and solution-focused interventions for short-term goals.
Jackson integrates faith-based and existential perspectives when clients want that considered, and she uses psychodynamic ideas to look at early patterns that affect current behavior. She offers health and nutrition education and tools aimed at easing anxiety, lowering depressive symptoms, and reducing co-dependency patterns.
In sessions she aims to help people notice their internal responses, practice new skills, and make small, manageable changes. She is a mother and spouse who values family life, and that personal perspective informs her practical, down-to-earth style of work.
How evidence-based techniques are used in online sessions
Many of her methods are evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in practical ways. Cognitive behavioral approaches look at the link between thoughts and moods and teach concrete strategies for shifting negative thinking patterns and reducing guilt-fueled rumination.Motivational interviewing is a collaborative way to explore readiness for change and to build motivation without judgment. It helps people weigh options and find personal reasons to try different behaviors. Dialectical behavior therapy skills offer practical tools for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance, which can be useful when shame or guilt becomes overwhelming.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust over time based on what helps in real life. This is a shared process rather than a fixed prescription.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skill practice to work in remote sessions so clients can apply tools during ordinary routines.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, and depression, plus related areas like communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She combines talk therapy with techniques such as cognitive behavioral strategies and motivational interviewing to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new responses.
What is her background and clinical experience?
She has 15 years of experience, with a focus on addiction studies and criminal behavior modification treatment that informs her practical approach to change.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LISW, a Licensed Independent Social Worker in Ohio.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.