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Sheri Bassewitz, LCSW

  • Experience30 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
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About Sheri

Sheri Bassewitz is an LCSW with three decades of practice across medical, educational, and personal settings. She draws on long experience in hospice, oncology, and home care as well as years working in schools to inform compassionate, practical care.

Background and approach

Over time she has focused on helping people manage anxiety, depression, grief, and the everyday demands that interfere with functioning, including support for ADHD and autism spectrum concerns. Her background includes camp work with children who have speech, social-emotional, and serious health challenges, and supervision of social workers pursuing licensure.

In recent years she has provided independent practice services to children, adolescents, families, and adults, concentrating on emotional and social difficulties that affect daily life. Sheri helps clients identify personal goals and develop concrete tools and coping strategies to navigate stress, mood concerns, trauma, low self-esteem, and life transitions.

Based in Illinois, she blends client-centered, emotionally-focused, mindfulness, psychodynamic, and solution-focused ideas to tailor treatment to each person’s needs. Her approach emphasizes collaboration, practical skills, and insight to support healthier functioning and clearer direction amid life’s challenges.

Approach-Focused Care Delivered Online

Client-centered therapy emphasizes the client’s point of view and supports people in setting their own goals while the clinician provides empathy and practical feedback; this approach helps with stress, mood concerns, and relationship or family challenges. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and reshaping emotional responses in close relationships, which can be useful for family dynamics and attachment-related difficulties. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and self-regulation techniques that can reduce rumination and support coping with anxiety, impulsivity, and grief.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to explore which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan over time as progress and circumstances evolve.

Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to improve access and scheduling flexibility. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and use formats that feel most comfortable for practicing skills between appointments.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Sheri commonly address in therapy?
Sheri works with stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, depression, ADHD, family problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also has additional focus areas such as autism spectrum concerns, cancer-related issues, and mood disorders.
What therapeutic style can I expect during sessions?
Their practice integrates client-centered care, emotionally-focused techniques, mindfulness, psychodynamic ideas, and solution-focused strategies to match client needs. Sessions aim to balance insight with practical coping tools.
How much clinical experience does this therapist have?
Sheri brings 30 years of professional experience across hospice, oncology, home care, school settings, camps, and independent practice. That breadth informs work with children, adolescents, families, and adults.
Where is Sheri licensed to practice and what are her credentials?
She holds the credential LCSW and is licensed in Illinois with licence number IL LCSW 149007085. She practices from Illinois and lists English as her language of service.
Does Sheri offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available for remote care?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact rates depend on the therapist and the client’s location.
What are the first steps to begin working with Sheri?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on therapist availability. The matching process helps connect clients with this clinician when appropriate.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefParenting issuesDepressionADHD

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Autism and Asperger SyndromeCancerCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFamily problemsHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Social anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

30+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English

What Sheri can help with

Sheri Bassewitz works with clients on stress and anxiety, grief, parenting issues, depression, and ADHD.

Sheri worked in a independent practice with children, adolescents, and families, addressing emotional and social challenges that interfere with activities of daily living.

Sheri has also worked at several camps for children.

How Sheri approaches therapy

Sheri's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Sheri is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Illinois.