Sherrita Ried, LCMHC

Sherrita Ried, LCMHC, focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, or relationship strain. She creates a calm, honest space where clients can talk through painful moments and start to feel more capable. Sessions are practical and straightforward, with attention to what each person needs right now.

Ried brings six years of counseling experience to her work and draws on earlier years in nursing to inform a compassionate approach. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside client-centered and mindfulness ways of working to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. The goal is to develop clear, usable skills rather than only talking about problems.

Typical sessions focus on identifying stressors, managing anxiety, and repairing intimacy and communication where relationships have stalled. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, parenting strain, career transitions, chronic illness, and compassion fatigue. Ried has experience with LGBTQ concerns and with adoption and foster-care related issues.

Her style is collaborative and paced to the client's needs. People can expect direct feedback, goal-focused plans, and tools to practice between sessions. Mindfulness exercises and DBT-informed coping strategies are used when helpful to manage strong emotions and improve regulation.

Ried practices in North Carolina as an LCMHC, and she offers sessions in English. Therapy is offered through multiple online formats to fit different schedules and communication preferences.

Using CBT and Client-Centered Care Online

The therapist often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered methods to help people change unhelpful thoughts and feel more understood. CBT focuses on noticing thought and behavior patterns and practicing small changes that reduce anxiety or low mood. Client-centered work prioritizes listening, empathy, and building trust so goals come from the client's own values and priorities.

She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when intense emotions or relationship conflict are present. DBT techniques include emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication skills that help people stay steady during hard moments. Together these approaches give both practical strategies and supportive listening to guide progress over time.

Online therapy makes it possible to use these approaches in ways that fit daily life. Video calls let the therapist and client read facial cues for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a check-in fits a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for short reflections, between-session coaching, or when written processing feels easier. These formats offer flexibility so people can practice skills and stay connected without rearranging their whole schedule.