About Sherry
Sherry Jones-Williamson helps people manage anxiety, depression, anger, grief, and stress. She also supports those facing bipolar challenges and major life changes. She often works with concerns related to self-esteem, family tensions, aging and geriatric issues, caregiver strain, midlife transitions, and women's issues.
Sherry brings a calm, steady presence and practical focus to conversations. Sherry is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with more than three decades of practice. She trained at East Carolina University and spent much of her career in inpatient psychiatric settings.
Background and approach
That work included extensive experience with older adults and geriatric care. Her approach is person-centered. Sessions start where the person is and build from current strengths.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Motivational Interviewing is used to sort through mixed feelings and find reasons to move toward change. In sessions she focuses on developing life skills and practical strategies.
That can mean practicing alternative coping techniques, setting small goals, or planning steps to improve daily functioning. She aims to create a helpful, non-judgmental space for each person. Sherry emphasizes collaboration.
Together with the person she clarifies goals, checks what is working, and adjusts the plan. Her style is straightforward and supportive, with attention to real-world changes that make life easier.
Approaches to change in online sessions
Sherry commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing in her online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice patterns of thinking that contribute to distress and then practice concrete changes in thoughts and behaviors to feel and function better. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to resolve mixed feelings about change and find personal reasons to try new steps.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. She talks with each person about their needs, goals, and what feels comfortable. Together they try methods, check what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a person prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing support, or when writing feels more natural. These options make scheduling more flexible and can fit into busy days.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Midlife crisis
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 32 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English