How Sheryl works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC, LPCC
- Licensed in
- Texas, Arizona, California
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Sheryl
Sheryl Mahon is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 18 years of clinical experience. She works from Arizona and helps people deal with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and anger. She aims to identify practical changes a person wants and then works with them to reach those goals.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She treats therapy as a partnership built on trust, honest communication, and steady work.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete tools and skills that a person can use between meetings to manage symptoms and handle difficult moments. Sheryl adapts her approach to each person rather than using one fixed method. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and dialectical skills to manage intense emotions. People often come to her for help with caregiver stress, chronic illness, end-of-life concerns, and complicated grief, as well as issues like sleep trouble, self-esteem, and coping with big life changes. She also supports those facing guilt, shame, and trauma-related concerns.
Sessions can include goal setting, emotion regulation skills, and problem-solving strategies. The focus is on small, practical steps that build resilience over time. Sheryl aims to help people reach changes they can maintain in everyday life.
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
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Sheryl lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships affect how someone feels and reacts. Online work can use this approach to help people notice patterns in relationships and practice new ways of connecting and responding.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and pace. The therapist listens with empathy and supports self-directed growth, which helps when someone needs space to sort thoughts and decide next steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will try methods that fit. That collaborative planning helps tailor sessions whether the focus is grief, anger, caregiver stress, or coping with life changes.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can work better when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skills practice, or support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to try different session types as needs change.
Questions people ask about Sheryl
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, and bipolar-related issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and adaptable. She focuses on creating a trusting working relationship and giving tools people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of experience working in grief, trauma, caregiver stress, end-of-life issues, depression, life changes, and chronic illness.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds the LPC and LPCC credentials and practices from Arizona with licences listed as TX LPC and CA LPCC.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.