- 26 years experience
- Maryland licensed LCSW-C
- Focus on relationships
About Sherri
Sherri Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with 26 years of professional experience. She focuses on practical help for relationship strain, trauma and abuse, motivation and self-esteem, career concerns, and coping with life changes. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she aims to meet people where they are so they can take the next step forward.
Sherri shapes conversations around each person's needs rather than following a fixed script. She listens, asks practical questions, and helps people identify small changes that make a difference. Sessions are meant to build momentum - clearer goals, improved coping, and better daily routines.
Her background includes a range of work supporting people with anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also assists those handling intimacy issues, sleep or eating concerns, and the stresses of caregiving or chronic illness. Her practice includes attention to attachment and relationship patterns that often underlie these problems.
Sherri uses several therapeutic approaches tailored to the client. She draws on attachment-based methods to look at relationship patterns, client-centered techniques to prioritize your perspective, and cognitive behavioral ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy may be introduced when helpful.
People who prefer a direct but empathetic guide tend to find her style useful. She encourages realistic goal-setting and practical tools you can try between sessions. To begin, use the site Start Therapy button and follow the brief matching questionnaire to schedule according to availability.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect present reactions and closeness. It helps people notice repeating patterns and try new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.Client-centered therapy centers the person's own experience. The therapist follows your lead, reflects what matters to you, and supports your goals in a nonjudgmental way. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and testing unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going; it is useful for anxiety, depression, and many everyday struggles.
Finding the right approach is usually a team effort. The therapist will talk with you about your goals, try things that fit your needs, and adjust methods if something isn't helping. Many people use a mix of approaches rather than a single method.
Confirm current online session options before booking, since formats are not specified in this profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, cut travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people try tools like thought records, mindfulness practices, and behavioral experiments between sessions. If you want to explore remote work, ask about the available session formats when you schedule.
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Experience
26+ years
Credentials
Maryland
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She helps people with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career challenges, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, ADHD, and related concerns.
What is her style in therapy?
Her style is respectful and practical. She listens, tailors conversations to each person, and focuses on small, useful changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 26 years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health and life challenges.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She is an LCSW-C licensed in Maryland and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.