About Sheera
Sheera Scherman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people ready to make changes in their lives. She works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, career strain, and parenting concerns. Sheera speaks English and Hebrew and offers sessions online for people in New York and beyond.
Sheera believes each person knows their story best. She uses a client-centered stance to help people notice strengths and tap inner resources.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps a person can try between meetings. Sheera also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going. That can mean trying small experiments, reshaping unhelpful thoughts, and building new habits that reduce stress and boost mood.
When past hurts are getting in the way, she brings trauma-focused work into the sessions. That work moves at a pace the person is comfortable with and aims to reduce overwhelming reactions and improve everyday functioning. With 18 years of experience, Sheera combines warmth and straightforward tools.
People who want clear goals, real skills, and a supportive listener often find her approach useful. Sheera encourages small changes that add up over time.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Sheera uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative conversation online. That means the therapist listens, follows what matters to the person, and helps them find their own solutions. This approach is helpful for people who want support exploring goals and building on existing strengths.Sheera also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact. Online CBT often includes short exercises, thought records, and small behavioral experiments people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, depression, or unhelpful habits.
When trauma is part of the story, trauma-focused work is used at a pace the person finds manageable. This can include grounding skills, gradual processing, and tools to reduce intense reactions so daily life is easier to handle.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Sheera will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and then adjust methods as needed. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the person in their life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat or messaging suits quick check-ins or brief coaching-style support. These options make scheduling more flexible and help people fit therapy into busy routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English, Hebrew