Sherry Holder, LCSW

Sherry Holder is a licensed clinical social worker who uses clear, practical methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting concerns, relationship difficulties, and trauma. She offers straightforward support and works to make starting therapy feel manageable for people who are unsure what to expect.

Sherry draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to help clients notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. She also uses acceptance and mindfulness-based ideas to help people live by their values when emotions feel overwhelming. Sessions focus on skills you can use between meetings as well as understanding what keeps problems going.

Her style is client-centered and collaborative. That means Sherry listens first, and then together with the client picks goals and steps that feel realistic. She pays attention to practical problems like communication, caregiver stress, and mood swings as well as deeper issues such as attachment, abandonment, and family of origin patterns.

Sherry has four years of professional experience as an LCSW in North Carolina. She has worked with people affected by domestic violence, dissociation, chronic illness and pain, codependency, panic attacks, personality concerns, and other challenges that come up after trauma.

In sessions she aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk and try new ways of coping. Sherry supports clients who want clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better day-to-day functioning.

How these approaches work online

CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. Online CBT sessions often include practicing skills together, setting small experiments to try between sessions, and reviewing progress in the next meeting.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying values and making space for difficult feelings while taking meaningful action. In online sessions ACT can help people commit to small, value-driven steps and use mindfulness exercises to notice thoughts without getting stuck.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and understanding the client's experience. In this approach the therapist offers empathy and reflection to help clients clarify what matters and choose their own next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and collaborate with the client to pick methods that match goals, preferences, and daily life. That process usually begins by identifying a few practical goals and testing what feels helpful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice, phone sessions can fit a shorter check-in or times with lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging can be used for brief updates or to get support between live sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, childcare, or medical needs while keeping a steady rhythm of support.