About me
I am a professional counselor licensed in Virginia with 6 years of experience working in various settings including schools, in home, and Outpatient. I have worked with clients with a wide range of concerns including grief, depression, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting problems, career challenges, OCD and ADHD, Bipolar Disorder, substance use issues and the LGBTQ population. I have also helped many people who have experienced trauma and emotional abuse. I consider myself a very spiritual person and like to incorporate spiritual practices into my work though it is not a requirement.
My counseling style is creative, collaborative, and interactive. I believe in treating anyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and I don't believe in stigmatizing labels. My approach combines cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, psychodynamic, rational-emotive, solution focused, gestalt, and person centered counseling. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs and encourage you to communicate when things aren't working so that we can adjust our goals or approach at any time throughout the counseling process.
If you have made it this far you are open to taking steps towards making changes in your life and I am here to provide the encouragement and support you need to start this journey.
I look forward to working with you!
Professional experience
7yrs in practice
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Attachment Issues, Blended Family Issues, Caregiver Issues and Stress, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment Issues, Communication Problems, Control Issues, Dependent Personality, Divorce and Separation, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Emptiness, Family Problems, Forgiveness, Guilt and Shame, Infidelity, Isolation/Loneliness, Jealousy, Life Purpose, Midlife Crisis, Mood Disorders, Panic Disorder and Panic Attacks, Self-Love, Sexuality, Smoking/Vaping Cessation, Social Anxiety and Phobia, Women's Issues, Workplace Issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
License information
VA LPC 0701008558
Reviews
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She is always very patient with me, and very understanding of my issues.
Written on Dec 11, 2022 after therapy with Sheri for 4 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, anger management, and adhd
Sheri is wonderful at listening to the issues I have and really cares about what’s going on in my life.
Written on May 10, 2022 after therapy with Sheri for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, grief, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Sheri is much more than a counselor. She is your best friend, your auntie, your guider, and will treat you with a tremendous amount of respect. I feel like I am able to tell her my inner most thoughts and feeling without judgement. She gives me amazing advice, feedback, and knowledge of different tools to help me gain peace and continue my path to healing.
Written on May 18, 2020 after therapy with Sheri for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and coaching
Sheri is super easy to talk to and provides great insight!
Written on Apr 18, 2020 after therapy with Sheri for 2 weeks
I’ve been working with Sheri regularly for a few months now and have been having a great experience. She consistently checks in with me about specific different things that are going on in my life each week and follows up on how they’re going. I really appreciate her attention to detail, and the time she takes to remember specific details about the various people in my life and life experiences I’ve had. Whenever I send her a message she always makes sure she explains how she interpreted my message, to make sure we are on the same page regarding the feelings I was trying to convey to her. She’s sent me a few worksheets to help me document some of my internal obstacles, and then has talked through the worksheets with me, which has helped me look at my issues more positively and realize ways that I can overcome them.
Written on Jan 14, 2020 after therapy with Sheri for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
She’s great and can really tell she’s listening and thoughtful in her response. Very timely and involved.
Written on Nov 23, 2019 after therapy with Sheri for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd