Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Sheryl works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sheryl
Sheryl Harrington is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 27 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, and anger. She speaks plainly and helps clients make practical changes they can use day to day.
She starts by listening and treating each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on identifying strengths, setting small goals, and building coping skills that fit everyday routines.
Background and approach
She emphasizes collaboration and respects each person's pace for change. Her approach draws from client-centered methods that prioritize the client's perspective and cognitive behavioral techniques that look at thoughts and behaviors. She also uses solution-focused ideas to help you find workable steps quickly.
This mix supports people managing mood, stress, and relationship patterns. Across her career she has worked with many concerns such as intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career stress, ADHD, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and attachment-related topics. She also addresses more specific areas like adoption and foster care, abandonment, and blended family questions.
Those interested in starting are invited to take a first step and complete a short matching questionnaire to find a good fit. From there clients schedule sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging according to the therapist's availability.
What Sheryl works with
Everything Sheryl lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sheryl's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sheryl lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy puts the person's own experience at the center of sessions. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead to build trust and identify what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs a space to make sense of emotions or life changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. It uses clear exercises and small experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and habit changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the early work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful. This is a collaborative process where client feedback shapes each step.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let clients see body language and have a more conversational experience. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, tracking progress between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
Questions people ask about Sheryl
What concerns does she address?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and anger, along with relationship strain, grief, parenting questions, and career stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens first, then works with clients to set small, practical steps and build coping skills.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential and has 27 years of professional experience working in clinical settings.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is licensed in Texas as an LCSW and provides services from that location.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does the cost and sign-up process work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to availability.