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MD, LCSW-C

Sherri Johnson, MD, LCSW-C

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationMaryland
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Sherri

Sherri Johnson is a Maryland-licensed clinician with an MD and an LCSW-C and more than two decades of professional experience.

Background and approach

She draws on 26 years of practice to help people navigate relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, motivation and self-esteem concerns, career stressors, and mood-related difficulties including depression and bipolar issues. Her background also includes work with addiction, grief, intimacy-related concerns, and ADHD, among other focus areas.

Her style emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversations and care plans to each person's particular circumstances. Sherri uses evidence-informed approaches such as attachment-based methods, client-centered work, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness to support coping, behavior change, and emotional regulation.

She encourages prospective clients to acknowledge the courage involved in beginning therapy and aims to create a collaborative process that meets individual goals and preferences.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sherri uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based techniques as part of her online practice. CBT involves identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms like anxiety or depression and to improve coping in daily life. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-focused awareness and acceptance skills that can help with emotional regulation, stress management, and cultivating steady attention.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with clients to assess needs, goals, and preferences and adjusts methods over time so the therapy fits the person rather than forcing a single model onto every situation.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes scheduling more flexible and helps people access care from where they are. These options allow the work to continue around busy lives, vary in intensity from brief messages to full conversations, and support ongoing skill practice between longer sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Sherri focuses on a wide range of issues including relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career and life changes, stress and anxiety, addictions, grief, intimacy-related problems, and ADHD.
What is Sherri's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is compassionate and client-centered, emphasizing respect and sensitivity while tailoring dialogue and treatment plans to each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 26 years of professional experience to her practice, working with a broad range of concerns and clinical approaches.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
Sherri holds an MD and is an LCSW-C with license number MD LCSW-C 11923, and she practices in Maryland.
In which languages can I work with this clinician?
Sessions are conducted in English; she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

Maryland

Languages

English

About

Sherri Johnson is an MD practicing in Maryland, not currently accepting new clients.