About Sherri
Sherri O'Lonergan is a licensed professional counselor with 20 years of experience in Colorado. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and the fallout from trauma and abuse. Sherri aims to make the first step toward change feel doable and supported.
Sherri builds a calm, nonjudgmental space for people to speak about hard things. She listens for what matters most and helps clients name their priorities. Conversations are straightforward and paced to each person's comfort.
Background and approach
Her work blends practical skills with attention to emotions held in the body. She introduces tools to reduce anxiety and improve daily coping. When trauma is part of the story, she uses focused methods that address overwhelming memories and their effects.
Sherri also helps people facing shifts in relationships and life roles. That includes communication struggles, attachment concerns, and the pain of separation. She supports exploration of guilt, forgiveness, and questions of purpose.
Sessions often include clear steps to try between meetings. Sherri helps clients apply simple strategies to notice progress and adjust when something isn’t working. The goal is steady, manageable change rather than quick fixes.
She offers therapy in English and welcomes international clients. People who want to begin can expect a gentle intake and collaborative planning of goals.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trustworthy working relationship. It gives clients space to lead the conversation while the therapist reflects and helps clarify priorities; this approach can help with anxiety, relationship concerns, and finding life purpose.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It offers concrete strategies to reduce anxious thinking and lift low mood through small experiments and behavior changes.
EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method used to reduce the intensity of distressing memories. It can help when past events continue to shape daily reactions and interrupt functioning.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients are invited to give feedback so the work stays useful and relevant.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and a fuller conversation, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can be used for quick check-ins or ongoing support. These options make therapy easier to fit into busy lives and different schedules.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English