Sherry Rantz, LCSW

Sherry Rantz is a licensed clinical social worker with 28 years of experience practicing in Texas. She draws on long-term work in private practice, social service agencies, and schools to help people facing common life struggles. Her approach centers on respect, sensitivity, and a focus on individual strengths.

Sherry helps people who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She also addresses stress, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, and self-esteem. Additional areas include ADHD, autism and Asperger syndrome, gender dysphoria, and issues related to prejudice and multicultural stress.

Her clinical work uses cognitive behavioral techniques along with acceptance and commitment ideas and person-centered listening. She also brings perspectives from Jungian and psychodynamic traditions when helpful. Sessions are adapted to each person’s needs and preferences rather than following a single script.

Sherry aims for clear, practical conversations that lead to manageable steps. She works with clients to set goals and try tools between sessions, such as thought tracking, values-based actions, or focused behavior changes. Progress is reviewed regularly and plans are adjusted as needed.

Therapy is offered in English and provided through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. People seek her help for both short-term problem-solving and longer-term personal growth.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Sherry draws from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to guide online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce distress, which can help with anxiety, panic, phobias, and sleep problems. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps clarify personal values and build actions aligned with those values while learning to accept difficult feelings, a useful approach for depression, grief, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you will track what helps, adjust techniques, and decide whether to emphasize cognitive tools, values-based exercises, or more person-centered listening over time.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow a fuller face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can support ongoing problem-solving between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity of care across different locations.