Sherri Johnson, LCSW-C

Sherri Johnson is a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland with 26 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, motivation, and career challenges. She emphasizes respectful, sensitive, and compassionate care for each person who reaches out.

Sherri adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each person's needs. She uses practical, down-to-earth techniques to build confidence and address stressful life changes. Sessions often include talking through patterns, practicing new skills, and setting small goals to track progress.

Her background includes long experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, grief, and issues around intimacy and addiction. She also works with concerns such as parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, and ADHD. Additional focus areas include attachment concerns, adoption and foster care questions, chronic illness and caregiver stress, and body image difficulties.

Therapeutic tools Sherri draws on include attachment-based approaches, client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior techniques, and mindfulness practices. These methods are used flexibly to match what each person needs in the moment.

Sherri encourages people to be practical and hopeful about change. She recognizes that starting therapy takes courage and aims to make the process clear and manageable. To begin, use the site continue button on this profile to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an appointment according to availability.

Approaches for online work and what to expect

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connections affect current relationships. It looks at patterns of closeness and distance and helps people create more steady ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening without judgment and following the person's pace to build self-awareness and confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets thinking and behavior patterns, teaching practical exercises to reduce anxiety or low mood and to change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, needs, and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That plan can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge, and decisions are made collaboratively.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking so you know what is available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing appointments during lunch breaks or between errands. Some formats may also allow shorter check-ins when time is limited or audio-only options when bandwidth is low. Discuss scheduling needs and practical arrangements during the matching process so sessions can be coordinated around everyday responsibilities.