Sherrida Smith, LCSW

Sherrida Smith is a licensed clinical social worker, NC LCSW, with 25 years of practice experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem struggles, and major life changes. Her work also addresses body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, workplace issues, and women's health topics.

She uses a straightforward, person-focused way of working. Sessions center on what is happening now and what the client wants to change. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client's lead and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

Sherrida has long experience across ages and settings. That background includes work with children and adults affected by abuse or neglect, and helping people with parenting and communication problems. She has also facilitated therapeutic groups and supports people navigating pregnancy, childbirth, and caregiving demands.

In practical terms she helps people set clear goals and tests small changes that can fit into everyday life. Conversations are aimed at making coping strategies usable at work, home, and during health challenges. She pays attention to cultural background and life context when planning next steps.

New work begins with a focused conversation about goals and priorities. From there she and the client choose approaches that match those goals, combining person-centered listening with steps and exercises drawn from cognitive behavioral practice. The emphasis is on what works in daily life and on steady, realistic progress.

How her approaches are used in online sessions