Sherry Bougard , LCSW

Sherry Bougard is a licensed clinical social worker with 10 years of experience. She uses practical therapy approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. She often begins by listening to a person’s story and mapping out small, achievable goals. Sessions focus on clear tools that can be used between meetings, such as thought tracking and short mindfulness exercises. This helps people notice patterns and make steady changes. Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, and a range of life transitions. She also supports people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness, addiction-related worries, and concerns about commitment or communication. Career strain, financial stress, and LGBT-related matters are also part of her experience. Sherry draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She uses Mindfulness Therapy to build present-moment skills and reduce reactivity. Motivational Interviewing appears in sessions that focus on finding internal reasons for change. Psychodynamic and trauma-focused ideas help when deeper patterns and past experiences affect current life. Sherry works in Tennessee and holds the LCSW credential. She offers sessions in English and provides several online formats for people who prefer remote care. The first meeting is practical and focused on clear next steps.

How therapy approaches work online

Sherry commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments, which can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. Mindfulness Therapy teaches brief attention and breathing skills that people can practice between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve focus. Motivational Interviewing is also part of her approach when someone feels stuck about making a change. That style centers on drawing out personal reasons for change and building small, manageable steps toward those goals. The therapist and client decide together which approaches to try based on needs and preferences. Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work well when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Text-based messaging and live chat offer brief support and the ability to share thoughts between appointments. These options provide flexibility while keeping the work grounded in practical skills and regular follow-up.