Sherile Smith , LMHC, LPC

Sherile Smith is a licensed mental health counselor who brings 25 years of experience to her practice. She works with adults aged 16 and up and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship concerns. Sherile lists Women's issues among her specialties and aims to support people seeking greater balance and self-respect.

Her approach starts with listening. She helps clients describe what feels most urgent and then builds a straightforward plan together. Sessions are collaborative and tailored to each person's goals, whether that means coping skills for day-to-day stress or deeper work around trauma and family-of-origin problems.

Sherile uses practical techniques from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on emotionally-focused and trauma-focused methods when relationships or past wounds are central to the issue. These tools are chosen to fit the problem, not to follow a fixed recipe.

People often come for help with anger, self-esteem, body image, parenting strain, career stress, or the fallout of divorce and separation. Sherile also supports those facing chronic illness, blended-family challenges, or compassion fatigue from caregiving roles. She frames therapy as skill-building and problem-solving alongside emotional processing.

Sessions can include talking through difficult memories, practicing new ways to communicate, and trying small behavior changes between meetings. The goal is clearer choices, less overwhelm, and more energy for the life a person wants to lead.

How Sherile’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered work focuses on the person in the room. It begins with listening and reflecting what matters most to the client, helping them set goals and move at their own pace. This approach is useful for building trust and for people who want to feel heard while making practical changes.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions include identifying unhelpful thinking, trying new responses, and practicing small changes between meetings. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and daily life to decide which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let people meet face-to-face when travel is hard. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief updates or ongoing support between meetings. These formats increase flexibility and help therapy continue through life’s disruptions.