About Sherrie
Sherrie Kuns-Mackert is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, compassion fatigue, and challenges with concentration and focus. Her tone is practical and respectful, with a clear emphasis on meeting each person where they are.
She listens first and adapts sessions to the needs of the person in front of her. Conversations are aimed at identifying patterns that make daily life harder, and then trying small, manageable changes.
Background and approach
Sherrie uses straightforward strategies rather than jargon, so people can try tools between sessions. Her background includes three decades of clinical work in California. That experience has covered many presenting problems, from mood and impulse concerns to chronic illness and substance use.
She emphasizes sensitivity and compassion when addressing painful experiences like abandonment, guilt, or shame. Sessions are shaped around practical goals. Sherrie will work with each person to create a plan that fits their routine and strengths.
She encourages gradual steps toward better concentration, improved coping, and reduced overwhelm. People who come to her can expect a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through hard moments. Sherrie highlights collaborative problem solving and adapting approaches as needs change.
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Sherrie works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill building and problem solving. One common thread is helping people notice patterns in attention and behavior, then practicing small changes to improve concentration and daily functioning. This kind of coaching-style work suits issues like anxiety, ADHD-related focus challenges, and impulse concerns.Another helpful approach emphasizes coping skills for strong emotions. That means learning concrete tools for stress reduction, anger management, and dealing with compassion fatigue so people can feel steadier in demanding situations. These skills are taught through discussion, rehearsal, and feedback during sessions.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to each person’s goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. Together they decide which tools to keep using and which to change as progress unfolds.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and practicing skills in real time. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work for brief check-ins, tool reminders, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make scheduling easier and let therapy fit into busy lives.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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