Sherri Johnson, MD, LCSW-C
Compassionate clinician who listens and adapts
Details
| Name | Sherri Johnson |
|---|---|
| Credentials | MD, LCSW-C |
| Based in | Maryland |
| Licensed in | Maryland |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 26 |
About Sherri
Sherri Johnson is a licensed clinician in Maryland with more than 25 years of professional experience. She uses a down-to-earth approach and meets people where they are. She aims to create a respectful, sensitive space and adapts conversations to each person's needs.
She helps people work through relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and career challenges. She also supports coping with life changes, stress, anxiety, and issues with addiction.
Background and approach
Her experience includes concerns like grief, intimacy, sleeping and eating problems, and attention-related challenges. Sherri blends narrative ideas with attachment-based and client-centered ways of working. That means she listens for the personal stories that shape how someone sees themselves and their relationships.
She encourages people to notice patterns and to try new ways of relating to thoughts and feelings. Sessions can include practical tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and emotion regulation skills influenced by dialectical behavior therapy. These techniques are used alongside listening and coaching to help people build clearer goals and day-to-day coping plans.
She works with adults facing a wide range of life and mental health struggles, including complex concerns such as adoption and foster care histories, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and sexual expression issues. Her goal is to tailor the work to each person's history and strengths. Sherri holds an MD and is an LCSW-C.
She offers therapy in English and practices in Maryland.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Sherri works with, alongside the areas below.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- 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
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Sherri among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sherri among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sherri among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Sherri among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sherri among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sherri among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sherri among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sherri among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sherri directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Sherri directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions help
Sherri uses Narrative Therapy to help people look at the stories they tell about themselves and their relationships. This approach helps identify patterns that limit choice and offers ways to rewrite those narratives for more options in daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to understand how early bonds affect current relationships and to build more supported ways of relating and responding to stress.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose approaches that match their goals and preferences. That process includes trying techniques, getting feedback, and adjusting the plan so it feels useful and realistic.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different routines. Video is useful when face-to-face conversation and visual cues matter. Phone sessions are a simpler way to connect when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and texting support quick check-ins, ongoing coaching, or paced reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between appointments.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, motivation and self-esteem, career problems, and coping with life changes. Additional concerns include anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, parenting strain, and body image.
How would you describe her therapy style?
The style is listening-focused and collaborative. She uses narrative listening, attachment ideas, and practical tools so conversations and plans match each person's needs.
What is her professional background?
She brings over 25 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of mental health and life concerns. That experience informs a flexible and pragmatic approach.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an MD and is an LCSW-C. She practices in Maryland.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment work?
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?
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