About Sherida
Sherida Newmister is a licensed clinical social worker with 27 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or past trauma. She talks plainly and works with clients to set clear, achievable goals.
Sherida begins by listening closely to what is most urgent for each person. She meets people where they are emotionally and builds on what’s already working in their lives. Sessions focus on practical steps that reduce distress and help clients move toward the life they want.
Background and approach
Her background includes many years using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and related strategies to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also incorporates acceptance-based ideas and mindfulness to help people tolerate strong feelings without being ruled by them. For trauma, she uses methods designed to process painful memories while keeping the client grounded.
Sherida often blends structured skill-building with steady emotional support. That can look like learning new coping skills one week and working on clearer communication the next. She encourages small, steady changes rather than sudden overhauls.
People typically come to Sherida for help with anxiety, panic, mood problems, relationship and intimacy issues, substance concerns, or career and life transitions. She also supports those coping with guilt, shame, or the lasting effects of abuse. Her work is collaborative, direct, and focused on daily, usable change.
How Sherida Uses Practical Therapies Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values while learning to live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings. It is useful for ongoing anxiety, stress, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is often used for panic, social anxiety, depression, and mood problems by teaching concrete coping skills and strategies to test beliefs.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) supports processing disturbing memories so they feel less raw and triggering. It can be used when past events continue to cause strong emotional reactions and avoidance.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sherida will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences and then recommend a combination of methods that make sense. She treats the choice of tools as a collaborative decision and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skills practice and EMDR style work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are useful for quick notes, coaching between sessions, or steady support when messages fit better into a busy day.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Florida
- Languages
- English
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