About Sherry
Sherry Rantz is a licensed clinical social worker in Texas with 28 years of experience. She has worked in independent practice, at a social service agency, as a school social worker, and as a teacher. She helps adults and teens facing common life problems like anxiety, depression, grief, and major life transitions.
Her work is practical and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps people set small goals they can try between sessions.
Background and approach
She focuses on individual strengths and tailors her approach to each person’s needs. Sessions aim for clear steps people can use in daily life. Sherry uses a mix of approaches that fit different concerns.
She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to change patterns of thinking and behavior. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values even when emotions feel heavy. She also brings psychodynamic and Jungian ideas for people who want to look at deeper life patterns.
Sherry has particular experience with questions around identity and community, including LGBTQ and gender dysphoria topics. She also helps with parenting stress, relationship and family conflict, sleep problems, anger, and work-related compassion fatigue. She is familiar with neurodiversity concerns including autism and Asperger Syndrome.
Her style is respectful and compassionate. Sherry aims to create a calm space where people can talk honestly and try new ways of coping. She supports clients as they take the small courageous steps toward a more comfortable, manageable life.
How different approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take committed steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, grief, and major life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns; it is often helpful for panic, phobias, insomnia, and negative self-talk. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship and meeting people where they are, which can help with self-esteem, loneliness, and relationship stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sherry collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying things, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together as needs change.
Online formats make this collaborative process easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more nuance is helpful. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging can serve as brief check-ins or a convenient way to track progress between sessions. These options offer flexibility so people can access consistent care that fits their schedule and day-to-day needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 28 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English