Sharlene H. McClendon is a Licensed Professional Counselor, educator, speaker, and consultant committed to promoting mental wellness, resilience, and whole-person well-being.

As a former Advisory Council member with the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and former coalition partner with GUIDE Inc. and CHRIS 180, Sharlene has worked to expand access to mental health resources, strengthen support systems, and promote healthier, more resilient communities.

Her work also focuses on burnout and compassion fatigue, helping professionals, caregivers, educators, healthcare providers, and leaders recognize the impact of continually caring for and supporting others. She helps individuals and organizations build resilience, establish healthier boundaries, and create environments that support psychological safety and well-being.

Sharlene has presented at DBHDD conferences and professional events on topics including burnout, compassion fatigue, co-occurring disorders, trauma, suicide prevention, and mental wellness.

Her community education and public health work have included collaboration with the DeKalb and Gwinnett County Boards of Health, addressing topics such as diabetes and depression, postpartum care, and whole-person wellness.

Through counseling, consultation, education, speaking, and advocacy, Sharlene helps individuals and organizations recognize what they are carrying, strengthen resilience, and create healthier pathways forward.

Sharlene H. McClendon is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Clinical Director, and Burnout Consultant who provides compassionate online therapy to support individuals' healing, growth, and reclaiming themselves. She believes lasting change begins with the relationship you have with yourself—grounded in self-awareness, compassion, and acceptance.

Through secure online therapy, Sharlene supports clients navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, stress, burnout, and life transitions. She offers practical tools and clinical support to help individuals reconnect with their strength, embrace their identity, and move from surviving to thriving.

For those who wish to integrate faith, she offers a Christ-centered, holistic approach that supports emotional and spiritual growth, fostering clarity and resilience.

In addition to therapy, Sharlene is commissioned to serve schools, organizations, and professional communities as a speaker and educator. She provides training on burnout, compassion fatigue, trauma-informed care, emotional regulation, and mental wellness, equipping others with practical tools for real-world impact.

Through her work in Georgia and beyond, her mission remains:

To help individuals and communities rediscover their worth, reclaim their voice, and live with purpose and wholeness.

Sharlene H. McClendon is a published author whose writing brings hope, healing, encouragement, and practical wisdom to life’s most meaningful challenges.

Her work has appeared in publications including Chicken Soup for the Soul: Devotional Stories for Women, 101 Daily Devotions to Comfort, Encourage, and Inspire Women, UpJourney, DiaBeaters Magazine, and Helpful Living. 

Sharlene’s newest publication, The Burnout Recovery Toolkit: A Workbook for People Who Care for Others, reflects her passion for helping people recognize burnout, reconnect with themselves, and restore their well-being.

This practical workbook provides guided reflection and tools to help readers identify emotional exhaustion, explore boundaries and self-care, reconnect with values and purpose, and build greater resilience.

Created to help professionals, educators, pastors, caregivers, healthcare professionals, parents, leaders, and others who care for people, the workbook can be used individually or as a resource for organizations, teams, workshops, and professional development.

You were called to care for others. You deserve care, too.

Through her writing, counseling, education, and speaking, Sharlene continues to create meaningful conversations around mental health, healing, resilience, burnout, compassion fatigue, faith, and well-being.