Sherry Holder, LCSW
Guided, narrative-informed therapy for everyday struggles
Details
| Name | Sherry Holder |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | North Carolina |
| Licensed in | North Carolina |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Sherry
Sherry Holder is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina. She brings four years of practical experience helping people handle stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and depression. She uses a narrative approach alongside acceptance and commitment strategies and client-centered care.
Sessions focus on listening to a person’s story, noticing patterns, and finding ways to change unhelpful behaviors. Conversations are direct but compassionate, aimed at small, usable changes rather than abstract theories.
Background and approach
Sherry pays attention to issues that often sit underneath symptoms. She addresses attachment and abandonment worries, codependency, communication breakdowns, and family of origin problems. She also works with people facing chronic pain, illness, dissociation, and mood or personality difficulties.
Her style blends practical skills with relationship-focused listening. Cognitive behavioral and dialectical skills may be used to teach coping tools for panic, impulsivity, and intense emotions. Expect clear, step-by-step practice you can try between sessions.
Sherry supports parents carrying caregiver stress and helps people talk through domestic violence impact and other safety-related concerns. She aims to make the process collaborative so clients steer goals and pace. All sessions are provided in English and offered through online formats.
People interested can complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Relationship issues, Trauma and abuse among the things Sherry works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Sherry among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Sherry 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 Sherry directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Sherry combines Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people tell a clearer story about their lives and then take meaningful steps forward. Narrative Therapy focuses on separating the person from their problems so they can rewrite unhelpful patterns and build a preferred story. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy emphasizes values-driven actions and simple practices to reduce avoidance and increase psychological flexibility.She also draws on client-centered principles to make sessions collaborative and respectful, placing the person's perspective at the center of change. Together these approaches help with anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma impacts, and mood concerns. The therapist and client work together to choose which tools fit a person's needs and goals rather than prescribing one fixed method.
Online therapy offers options to fit daily life. Video calls are useful for a fuller face-to-face feel and longer work on emotions. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit brief updates or skill practice into busy schedules. These formats provide flexibility so therapy can continue around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Sherry address in therapy?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and depression. Additional areas include attachment, codependency, chronic illness, and communication problems.
What is Sherry's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is narrative-informed and client-centered, combining listening to a person's story with practical exercises. She often integrates acceptance and commitment and cognitive-behavioral techniques for coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience as a licensed clinician. That background includes helping people with mood issues, panic, dissociation, and family-related concerns.
Where is Sherry licensed and practicing?
She holds an LCSW license in North Carolina and practices from that state. Sessions are provided under that licensure.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She works with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions billed or priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sherry?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
Contacting this therapist
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