Sherri Johnson , MD, LCSW-C

Sherri Johnson is a clinician based in Maryland with more than two decades of experience. She holds an MD and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker-Clinical, LCSW-C, and she focuses on practical help for everyday struggles. She works with people who are trying to regain confidence, manage stress and anxiety, or sort out relationship and intimacy concerns.

Her approach is direct and respectful. Sessions are individualized so people leave with clear steps they can try between meetings. She pays attention to how past hurts and attachment patterns shape current life and relationships. That helps people understand why they repeat certain behaviors and where they might try something different.

Sherri uses tools drawn from cognitive behavioral work and mindfulness to help people change unhelpful thinking and find better ways to cope. She also draws on dialectical behavior ideas when strong emotions make it hard to stay steady. Conversations focus on what is useful right now and on realistic goals for daily life.

Many people come for help with grief, parenting stress, career shifts, addiction concerns, or issues tied to identity and sexuality including LGBT topics. She also addresses sleep, eating, chronic illness, and caregiver strain. Her background includes work with trauma, abandonment, and attachment-related difficulties.

Sherri aims to make starting therapy straightforward. She explains options plainly and helps people choose concrete strategies that fit their schedule and priorities. Her style is calm, direct, and compassionate, with an emphasis on small changes that add up.

Approaches that translate to online care

Sherri commonly blends attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, and cognitive behavioral techniques in her work. Attachment-based approaches look at how early bonds influence current relationships and help people see patterns that shape their reactions. Client-centered therapy focuses on empathic listening and tailoring the session around the person's priorities and goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right mix is part of the process. She will work together with each person to decide which approaches feel most helpful for their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative planning means methods can shift as progress is made or as priorities change.

Online therapy offers options to fit different routines and needs. Video calls let people use visual cues during deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier 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, skill practice, and maintaining momentum between longer sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.