Sherrida Smith

Sherrida Smith is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in North Carolina with 25 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her work also addresses life purpose, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, workplace issues, pregnancy and childbirth, forgiveness, and women's issues.

She uses a conversational, person-centered approach in sessions. She listens to what matters and helps people sort priorities. She combines Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) ideas to address thoughts, feelings, and daily habits. Sessions are practical and aimed at everyday problems rather than abstract theory.

Her background includes long experience with people from varied cultural backgrounds. She has worked with teens, adults, and in family contexts across social and relationship challenges. That experience informs straightforward strategies for communication, setting boundaries, and managing stress at home and work.

In sessions she may help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small experiments to test new behaviors. She also supports people facing caregiving strain, chronic health challenges, and questions about life direction. The emphasis is on realistic steps clients can use between meetings.

People who are unsure what comes next often begin by clarifying values and immediate priorities. Booking starts with a short matching questionnaire followed by scheduling a first session to look at goals and next steps.

How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what each person says matters. In practice this means the therapist follows the clients lead, reflects concerns back, and helps clarify values and priorities. It is useful for people who want support in sorting feelings and choices.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. Sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral experiments between meetings. CBT can help with anxiety, stress, and problems that affect day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasnt worked before. From there she and the client decide which methods to use and adjust them as needed in later sessions.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow follow-ups that focus on practicing new skills. Different formats can suit quieter check-ins, brief problem-solving, or longer discussions depending on what clients need.