Therapist profile
Sherry Coleman, LCPC
Illinois LCPC - Addictions and Relationship support
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- Addictions
- Relationship stress
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Sherry
Sherry Coleman is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with 30 years of experience. She helps adults who are dealing with addictions, relationship stress, low self-esteem, and the strain of life changes. Her work also covers coping with anxiety, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.
She focuses on practical conversation and skill building. Sessions look at patterns that keep problems going and on small changes that can reduce stress. She pays attention to boundaries, motivation, and how daily habits affect mood and relationships.
Her background includes long experience in addiction-related concerns and recovery-oriented work. That experience is used to help people address drug and alcohol problems, process addictions, and related behaviors such as hoarding and disordered eating. She also brings experience with veteran and armed forces issues and multicultural concerns.
In sessions she uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered methods, and mindfulness techniques. Conversations are practical and focused on what people can try between sessions.
For someone juggling parenting or household stress, she aims to make therapy fit into everyday life. Prospective clients should confirm the current session options before booking and follow the described intake steps to schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
How her approaches inform online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It often helps with anxiety, motivation, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches straightforward skills to change unhelpful patterns. That can be useful for stress, low mood, and many anxiety concerns. Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment and teaches basic practices to reduce reactivity and increase focus.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to test techniques from these approaches and decide what fits best for their goals and everyday life. Plans are adjusted as progress and preferences become clearer.
The biography does not state specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before you book. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use skills-based exercises, mindfulness practice, and values-guided tasks that clients can use between sessions to reinforce progress.
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Experience
30+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
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Which concerns does she help with at home?
She works with adults on addictions, relationship and family problems, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
What approach does she use in sessions?
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT skills, client-centered methods, and mindfulness to create practical steps clients can try between visits.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 30 years of professional experience working with issues such as addiction, boundaries, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing from Illinois.
Can non-US or international clients work with her?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current online and in-person options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Fees vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.