Sherlyn Conlan, LPC

Sherlyn Conlan is an Oklahoma licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside other practical approaches. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting-related strain. Her work centers on clear, manageable steps that fit into busy lives.

She pays close attention to how past trauma affects day-to-day coping and relationships. Sessions often include learning skills to calm anxiety, reframe unhelpful thinking, and build routines that support mood and energy. She also addresses grief, anger, and low self-esteem with hands-on strategies.

Sherlyn uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people live by their values even when emotions are hard. Client-centered techniques ensure each person’s voice guides the process. Solution-focused methods help set short-term goals and notice small changes quickly.

Her approach is practical and collaborative. She works with each person to set achievable goals and tracks progress along the way. Homework and real-world practice are common parts of the work.

People who contact her can expect calm, direct guidance and steady support through life transitions. She also brings experience with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Sessions are offered in English and tailored to individual needs.

CBT, ACT, and practical online therapy options

Sherlyn often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify thought patterns that raise anxiety or depression and replace them with more helpful habits. CBT focuses on short-term, concrete tools like thought records and behavioral experiments that can reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful feelings without letting those feelings dictate actions. ACT emphasizes values-based living and small steps toward meaningful goals even when emotions are difficult.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. Sherlyn will work together with each person to choose strategies that match their goals, needs, and preferences. Early sessions typically review concerns and try a few techniques to see what fits best.

Online therapy makes those approaches accessible in several formats. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and interactive exercises. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer shorter, more frequent check-ins or who want written notes to review later. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules.