Sherry Lyerly-Tarner , LCMHC

Sherry Lyerly-Tarner is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship trouble, trauma, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She works with adults who want practical strategies and steady support while they sort through painful experiences and rebuild confidence.

She uses an integrative approach that combines traditional counseling with body-focused tools. That can look like talk therapy alongside mindfulness, breathing practices, and gentle movement ideas to help reduce overwhelm. Sessions focus on clear goals, coping skills, and steps people can try between meetings.

Sherry brings 13 years of experience in mental health work in North Carolina. Her background includes work with people recovering from abuse, navigating separation or divorce, and managing relationship patterns like codependency and attachment struggles. She also has experience supporting those coping with substance concerns and caregiver stress.

She often helps clients who are dealing with body image or disordered eating concerns by pairing mental health work with practices that emphasize the mind-body connection. That practical angle grew from leading yoga and mindfulness programs in recovery settings, where she taught tools for grounding and self-regulation.

Sherry offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexibility. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and appointments are scheduled based on therapist availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Sherry commonly uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that include trauma-focused methods and mind-body practices. Trauma-focused methods involve talking through past hurt in a paced way while learning tools to reduce symptoms; they can help people recovering from abusive relationships or difficult breakups. Mind-body practices bring attention to breathing, simple movement, and mindfulness exercises to help lower anxiety and improve regulation during stressful moments.

Choosing the right approach usually happens together. The therapist will work with each person to match techniques to their goals, comfort level, and daily routine. That means trying different tools and adjusting over time rather than committing to a single method from the start.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives. Video is useful for more conversational work and learning new skills, phone sessions can be a good low-bandwidth option, and live chat or text-based messaging support quick check-ins or ongoing touchpoints between appointments. These formats offer flexibility for people managing work, caregiving, or mobility limits while keeping therapy consistent.