Sherile Smith, LMHC, LPC

Sherile Smith is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor with 25 years of experience. She welcomes adults and older adolescents and focuses on helping people build more satisfying lives. She emphasizes collaboration so each person shapes the goals and pace of their work.

Sherile uses clear, practical methods rather than jargon. She listens first and helps people identify small steps they can try between sessions. Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, anger, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, career stress, and coping with life changes.

Her approach draws on client-centered therapy to follow the person’s lead. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and emotionally-focused tools to address attachment and connection issues. Trauma-focused methods are available when past events keep getting in the way of day-to-day life.

People who come to Sherile often want straightforward guidance and practical skills. She supports those facing abandonment wounds, blended family issues, body image concerns, chronic illness or pain, codependency, commitment problems, communication struggles, divorce or separation, domestic violence effects, and family of origin issues.

Sherile describes counseling as a team effort where the person directs the work. She helps clients set realistic goals, try new behaviors, and notice progress. The result is a clearer plan for moving forward and better tools for handling life’s challenges.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy puts the person’s needs and goals first. In practice this means the therapist follows what matters most to the client and adapts sessions to their pace and priorities. This approach helps when someone needs a listening space and collaborative planning.

Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is practical and skill-based, and can help with anxiety, depression, and managing stress day to day. Emotionally-focused therapy looks at how emotions and connection shape relationships and can be useful for people working through attachment or communication struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend which methods to try. That choice is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan stays useful and relevant.

The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, working with a licensed professional online can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel time on a workday. Discuss scheduling preferences when you set up the first appointment to find what fits your routine.