Sherida Newmister

Sherida Newmister is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 27 years of experience helping people navigate intense emotions. She focuses on practical steps so clients can feel less overwhelmed and regain energy for daily life. People often come when they feel frustrated, confused, angry, or exhausted, and she aims to create a steady, supportive therapeutic relationship.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She meets clients where they are emotionally and helps set realistic goals. Sessions involve learning skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and building on existing strengths.

Sherida draws from several well-known approaches in her work. She uses cognitive-behavioral methods to identify and shift thinking patterns. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas to help clients clarify values and take valued actions.

Trauma-related work is part of her practice, and she uses approaches suited for processing painful memories when appropriate. Dialectical skills are used for emotional regulation and coping with intense states. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is included among the methods she may use when it fits the client's needs.

She has supported people with anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, anger, addictions, career stress, bipolar mood issues, and compassion fatigue. The work can include short-term skill-building or longer-term exploration depending on goals. Sherida welcomes questions about how therapy might fit into each person's life.

How Sherida’s Approaches Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and to act in ways that match their values. It can help with anxiety, depression, anger, and life transitions by focusing on what matters most to the person.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and tests new ways of responding. It is often used for anxiety, panic, mood disorders, and stress-related problems to teach practical skills that change behavior and mood.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method sometimes used to process painful or traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity when the therapist and client decide it is appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice can shift over time as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that helps keep momentum. The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Licensed professionals can guide how to adapt these approaches to remote care and to practical daily routines.