I felt as though Sharon Simon did an excellent job of helping me through a tough situation. She listened, took the time to really talk through things, and made practical recommendations. Shes both professional and genuine.

When my son-in-law unexpectedly walked out on his family, we decided it might be in the best interest of the children (ages 4 and 5) to take them for counseling. The children went to Sharon Simon for approximately 9 months. During that time, my daughter and I both expressed concern to Ms. Simon regarding their father exposing them to violent images and allowing them to play violent video games. We expressed concerns regarding their transformation in self-confidence and the vast difference in parenting styles. Ms. Simon flippantly suggested that “it’s just the transition”, “the children will have to learn to adapt to two sets of rules” and compared our case to other cases she has. She repeatedly stated how “well adjusted and smart” the children are. That being said, she never suggested they were so well adjusted that they should stop seeing her. As time went on, the children’s behavior got worse and their anxiety seemed to increase the more they saw Ms. Simon.As a professional myself who has literally worked with thousands of children and their families, hundreds of counselors, psychologists and therapists over my 45 years as a therapist working in the public school system, I found this counselor to be very unprofessional. When she called me in to “talk”, she did not listen, but spoke over me while I was in mid-sentence. To my knowledge, she never met with or spoke to any of the children’s teachers, counselors, or anyone who worked with the children on a daily basis. She never suggested any strategies to help the children with “transition” and their feelings of anxiety. She never gave us any kind of behavior plan to help them learn how to deal with two households with very different rules. I am used to working as a team and this counselor appears to be anything but a team player. She seemed to be very rigid in her thinking and appeared to have little regard for the feelings of the children. I felt she was trying to “impose” her opinions on the children instead of listening to them and helping them through a very emotional and traumatic time.It got to the point where the oldest child did not want to see Sharon Simon and said, “I don’t think she listens to me, she doesn’t support me and I don’t trust her. I want a new counselor.”When we decided to terminate her services, Sharon Simon accused my daughter of “coaching” the children. As it turns out we actually think it was the other way around. The oldest child is seeing another counselor. In just a few visits, this new counselor has given her strategies to help deal with her anxiety, sadness and frustration. This is more than we got from Sharon Simon in the 9 months the children were seeing her. Consequently, we have seen an improvement in behavior and anxiety levels. I don’t think Sharon Simon has the expertise to deal with young children and would not recommend her if you are seeking help for a young child. I don’t know how she is with other aged clients, but after the experience that we have had with her, I don’t think I would recommend her to anyone.

Well, I have to say that my experience with Sharon Simon has been a challenge over the past few years. I have tried to communicate with her about my daughter needing someone to talk to about school, grades and her father in which she now resides with and the poor communication i have with my daughter. In trying to talk with Sharon, she has insisted on several occassions to give me the run around and make my conversation very unpleasant when i only contacted her with good intent and find out on the progression of my child and if she was aware of some new facts. I felt as a mother that i should be able to contact my childs counselor without being attacked from the start about going through an attorney, especially since i was the first to contact Sharon myself without any problems. However, it didnt work out that way and for some reason she always gives me a hard time, pushes my buttons and challenges me instead of listening and being professional about everything.