About Sheri
Sheri Stav is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) based in Michigan with 23 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and major life changes. Sheri focuses on practical skills that ease day-to-day struggles and build strength over time.
She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Michigan. Sheri has spent much of her career supporting people living with chronic illness and those who care for them.
Background and approach
That work has shaped how she helps clients manage caregiver stress, chronic pain, and the emotional toll of prolonged health challenges. Sheri uses a holistic and eclectic approach in sessions. She blends different techniques to match the person in front of her and the issue at hand.
Sessions include talking through thoughts and feelings, developing coping strategies, and practicing concrete skills to reduce distress. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sheri aims to remove barriers to change and to build resilience one step at a time.
She emphasizes small, manageable actions that add up to real improvements in daily life. Taking the first step can feel hard. Sheri frames that step as an act of self-care and offers a calm, compassionate space to start sorting out what matters most.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques focus on clear, practical strategies that help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. One common technique involves identifying and challenging stressful thought patterns to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This approach helps with worry, rumination, and low self-esteem by teaching new ways to respond to difficult thoughts.Another useful method emphasizes building coping skills and routines to manage chronic illness, caregiver stress, and compassion fatigue. This work often includes pacing activities, stress management tools, and communication strategies to ease daily demands and improve energy levels.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals, preferences, and life situation. Over time they adjust methods to match progress and evolving needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls give face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people check in between sessions or share thoughts in real time without scheduling a call. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and daily life.
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- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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