Sherri Johnson, LCSW-C | Therapist in Maryland

Relationship focus
Practical tools
Attachment-informed

About Sherri

Sherri Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with 26 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people facing relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career stress, and motivation challenges. Her approach is rooted in respect, sensitivity, and compassion for each person who comes to therapy.

Sherri adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each person’s situation. She works to create clear goals and practical steps that feel doable. Sessions emphasize understanding how past attachments and current thinking patterns shape daily choices.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships affect feelings and behavior. She also uses client-centered methods that keep the person's goals in focus. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used when unhelpful thinking gets in the way of progress.

Sherri has supported people through a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, parenting stress, and codependency. She also addresses needs tied to adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and body image. Her practice includes attention to sexual and relationship diversity and related intimacy issues.

People who come to Sherri often want concrete tools and steady support while they make changes. She encourages small steps, ongoing reflection, and learning skills that can be used outside sessions. To begin, prospective clients are invited to use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule.

How her approaches guide online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current feelings and behavior. It helps people understand patterns that repeat in their close relationships and develop different ways of relating.

Client-centered therapy focuses on the person's goals and experience. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's pace while helping them name what matters and decide on next steps.

Sherri combines these approaches to tailor care. She will work collaboratively to choose methods that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences rather than imposing a single style. Figuring out which approach feels right is treated as part of the therapy process.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - fewer travel logistics, quicker check-ins on hectic days, and the ability to schedule around work or caregiving. It can also let people use tools like thought records and mindfulness exercises between sessions to reinforce progress.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, Anxiety AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGrief Intimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness JealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

26+ years

Credentials

Maryland

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sherri commonly address?

She helps people with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, career stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, codependency, and related issues.

What is her general therapy style?

She uses a client-centered and compassionate style, tailoring conversations and plans to each person's needs and goals.

How much experience does she have?

Sherri brings 26 years of professional experience working with a wide range of concerns across clinical settings.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an LCSW-C licensed in Maryland and practices with that credential.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people from other countries work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's listed availability.

Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.