Gretchen Sherrill

Gretchen Sherrill is a Virginia-licensed clinician with 12 years of experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, depression, and life changes. Gretchen describes her work as practical and collaborative, helping people clarify next steps when life feels uncertain.

She helps people understand patterns that keep them stuck, such as avoidance, communication problems, or codependent behaviors. Sessions focus on developing coping skills for day-to-day stress and managing symptoms of anxiety and depression. She also supports those dealing with loss, caregiving strain, and the emotional effects of health challenges like cancer.

Gretchen addresses attachment and abandonment issues, and she works with people affected by adoption and foster care experiences. She pays attention to personality-related concerns such as avoidant and antisocial features when these affect relationships or functioning. Her approach is drawn from evidence-based therapeutic techniques and emphasizes clear, practical strategies.

In sessions she aims to help clients practice new ways of communicating and setting boundaries. She works on problem-solving around blended family issues, commitment worries, control struggles, and body image concerns. Conversations are meant to build skills people can use outside the therapy hour.

Clients who are considering therapy are invited to review options and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and services are provided in English in Virginia.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions

Gretchen bases her work on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can practice between sessions. One common approach involves structured, goal-focused work that breaks down problems into manageable steps and builds coping strategies for anxiety and depression. Another approach emphasizes communication skills training to help improve interactions, set boundaries, and address relationship conflicts.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She treats the selection of methods as collaborative, discussing a client's goals and preferences and adjusting the plan over time so it fits how the person wants to work and what they want to achieve.

The profile does not list which session formats are currently offered, so confirm format options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce the time spent traveling, or allow a shorter check-in when time is limited. Licensed professionals often use remote sessions to maintain consistency between meetings and to practice new skills in everyday contexts.