- Years in practice
- 30
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Sheri
Sheri Bassewitz is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with thirty years of practice. She focuses on practical support for parents and individuals dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, and parenting concerns. Sheri uses clear, down-to-earth language and aims to help clients set realistic goals they can use at home.
Sheri's early work was in hospice, oncology, and home care, where she spent many years supporting people through illness and loss.
Background and approach
She later worked in school settings, helping students with social and emotional challenges that affected daily life. Those roles shaped her skill at working with caregivers and young people who need straightforward coping tools.
She has also spent time at camps for children, including programs focused on speech, language, and social-emotional learning, and volunteered with a pediatric camp for children facing serious illnesses. Those experiences inform her ability to talk with families about resilience and everyday routines.
In independent practice she has worked with children, adolescents, and adults to address anxiety, mood symptoms, social communication differences, and life transitions. Sheri blends empathic listening with practical steps clients can try between sessions. She helps people identify small changes that add up to better coping.
Sheri combines client-centered, emotionally focused, mindfulness, psychodynamic, and solution-focused ideas when it fits a person's needs. Her goal is to collaborate with each person on achievable strategies and measurable goals. She works from Illinois and conducts sessions in English.
What Sheri works with
Everything Sheri lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sheri helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Cancer
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sheri lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting support
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflecting concerns and helping people clarify goals, which can be useful for parenting challenges and emotional stress.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and name feelings and patterns in relationships. It supports parents and individuals who want to improve emotional connection and respond differently during conflict or distress.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These techniques can help with anxiety, impulsivity, and everyday stress that affects parenting and family life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match techniques to their goals, preferences, and the situation at hand. That may mean mixing approaches and adjusting methods as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a busy schedule or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick check-ins, brief coaching, or midweek support without scheduling a full session. These options make it easier to use therapy around parenting duties, school schedules, and work commitments.
Questions people ask about Sheri
What kinds of concerns does Sheri address?
Sheri helps with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also works with related issues such as compassion fatigue, social anxiety, and mood disorders.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She blends client-centered listening with emotionally focused and solution-focused strategies. Sessions emphasize approachable techniques and practical steps clients can try between meetings.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She has thirty years of experience across hospice, oncology, home care, school settings, camps, and independent practice. Those roles shaped her work with stress, illness, and social-emotional challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois. She practices from Illinois and conducts sessions in English.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This gives options for longer conversations or shorter check-ins.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model. The subscription can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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