Sherry Friedman , LPC, LCMHC

Sherry Friedman is a licensed counselor based in North Carolina with twelve years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, parenting concerns, and life transitions. She practices from a multidimensional, Jungian-informed perspective that explores emotional, social, cultural, and spiritual influences on well-being, and she integrates mindfulness practices and HeartMath coherence into her work to help clients build resilience and emotional awareness.

Sherry holds professional licenses as an LPC and an LCMHC - LPC refers to Licensed Professional Counselor and LCMHC refers to Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - and she combines those clinical foundations with a lived commitment to working with highly sensitive people. She is the author of Midwife of the Soul: A Teaching Memoir Through the Lens of an HSP Psychotherapist, which offers personal vignettes, practical resources, and reflections she often shares in clinical work. She is also listed on resources for highly sensitive people and describes herself as an empath, healer, and Reiki master, bringing a warm, interactive counseling style and a focus on building strong therapeutic rapport.

Her approach blends Attachment-Based, Client-Centered, DBT-informed skills, and Jungian exploration to help clients identify root causes, strengthen boundaries, and discover purpose. Sherry emphasizes self-discovery and transformation as central goals of therapy and supports clients in developing practical tools to move toward a more fulfilling and resilient life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sherry integrates Attachment-Based Therapy and Jungian Therapy along with skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to support clients in online sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns - it helps people understand connection, trust, and boundaries so they can build healthier relationships. Jungian Therapy explores personal meaning, symbols, and life themes to guide deeper self-discovery and transformation, which can be especially helpful for clients seeking purpose and emotional integration. DBT offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness that help clients manage intense emotions and improve day-to-day functioning.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sherry works collaboratively with each person to identify methods that align with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting tools and techniques as progress unfolds. This collaborative exploration helps ensure treatment fits the individual rather than imposing a single model.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone meetings, live chat interactions, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit care into busy lives or to access support from a distance. These options allow clients to receive consistent, ongoing work with their therapist while maintaining convenience and continuity of care.