Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
How Sherry works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sherry
Sherry Farrell is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in California who uses client-centered care to help people manage strong emotions and everyday struggles. She brings ten years of clinical experience and a practical focus to sessions. Sherry aims to create a calm, respectful space where people feel heard and understood.
She draws on client-centered therapy to build a trusting relationship and uses cognitive behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.
Background and approach
Solution-focused methods help set concrete goals and identify steps that lead to immediate, manageable change. These approaches are often used together to address concerns like anxiety, depression, anger, and relationship strain. Sherry’s background includes work in clinics and both alternative and mainstream school settings.
She previously taught while raising her children, which gave her insight into how people cope in clinical, educational, and social environments. That mix of roles informs her practical, down-to-earth style in session. Sessions typically focus on everyday problems and clear strategies.
Sherry works with people on stress, grief, parenting pressures, addiction-related issues, and life transitions. She also supports people facing trauma, attachment concerns, and self-esteem struggles. Her approach is collaborative and straightforward.
Sherry listens first, then helps set goals and build skills that can be practiced between sessions. She emphasizes small, realistic changes that add up to lasting improvement.
What Sherry works with
Everything Sherry lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Sherry's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sherry lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Evidence-based approaches for online care
Sherry combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral strategies to make online therapy practical and personal. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience, helping people feel seen and able to talk through difficult emotions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage anger, and improve sleep or mood.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to identify goals, try methods, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. That plan can shift over time as needs and goals change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option and work well for mid-day check-ins. Chat and messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
Questions people ask about Sherry
What kinds of concerns does Sherry help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are client-centered and collaborative, mixing cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to set goals and practice new skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working in clinics and school settings as both a therapist and educator.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist, listed as LMFT, and practices in California.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted; she works with clients located in California.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do costs and billing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.