About Sheryl
Sheryl Anderson uses practical, evidence-informed therapy to help people facing hard life moments. She combines clear strategies with person-focused listening to address depression, anxiety, grief, trauma, and addiction. Sheryl brings 11 years of experience as an LPCC in New Mexico and centers sessions on the needs each person brings.
Her work often starts with straightforward goals. She helps clients identify what matters to them and build small, realistic steps toward those goals.
Background and approach
Sessions can include talking through difficult memories, learning new coping skills, or creating routines that reduce stress and improve sleep and mood. Sheryl draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered approaches alongside mindfulness and motivational techniques.
That mix lets her tailor sessions to the problem at hand, whether it is managing panic, coping with loss, or addressing substance use. She explains tools in plain language and practices them together with the person in session. Many people she supports bring complicated histories like trauma, caregiving strain, or long-term health conditions.
Her background includes work related to domestic violence recovery and adjustment after major life changes. She focuses on helping people regain a sense of agency and clearer direction in daily life. Therapy sessions explore practical steps and personal values.
Sheryl emphasizes steady progress over quick fixes. She helps people notice small changes that matter and build routines that fit their lives.
How these approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions in those directions, even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like panic or low mood. Client-Centered Therapy creates a listening environment where the person sets the pace and the therapist mirrors understanding to build trust and insight.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try different techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps. That means methods may shift over weeks as practical tools are tested and preferences become clear.
Online sessions use video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversation and practicing skills together. Phone sessions work well when internet is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are handy for quick check-ins, brief skill practice, or fitting a session into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and flexible around work, caregiving, or health demands.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- New Mexico
- Languages
- English