About Sherry
Sherry Coleman brings 30 years of professional experience as an Illinois-licensed therapist to people seeking help with addictions, relationship challenges, motivation and self-esteem concerns. She is known for guiding clients through life changes and boundary-setting while encouraging honest conversation about difficult thoughts and emotions.
Background and approach
Sherry begins by helping individuals identify values and goals so therapeutic work feels relevant and purposeful. Her practice combines evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, client-centered work, and mindfulness practices to tailor support to each person’s needs.
In sessions she emphasizes collaboration, practical coping strategies, and building confidence over time. Sherry holds the LCPC credential (Illinois LCPC 180.008033) and conducts work in English across Illinois, supporting those navigating stress, anxiety, family concerns, eating and substance-related issues, identity and multicultural stressors, and other life transitions.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Sherry frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify what matters most to them and take committed action toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another common approach she employs, focusing on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and experimenting with practical behavior changes to reduce anxiety, stress, and symptoms related to addiction or mood concerns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to explore which methods best match their goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, and adapts techniques over time so interventions remain useful and relevant.
Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and easier access to care. These options allow people to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and use different formats depending on the type of work they want to do, from skills practice to reflective conversation.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English