Sherile Smith, LMHC, LPC
Compassionate, practical therapy for parenting and life challenges
Book with Sherile- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LMHC, LPC
- Licensed in
- Louisiana, Iowa
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Anger management
About Sherile
Sherile Smith is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed professional counselor with 25 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addiction concerns, and parenting challenges. Her approach is straightforward and strengths-based, aiming to help clients notice what is already working and build on it.
She collaborates with each person to create a treatment plan that fits their life and goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and goal-focused, with room for emotion and understanding. Sherile encourages clients to take an active role in sessions and to set the pace of change. Her work draws on client-centered methods to keep conversations grounded in each person's values.
She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thought and behavior that can be adjusted. When trauma or strong emotions are present she integrates trauma-focused ideas and emotion-based work to help people process painful experiences. Sherile has helped people manage career stress, cope with life transitions, and rebuild self-esteem.
She offers guidance around communication problems, codependency, family-of-origin concerns, and blended family issues. Her practice includes support for LGBT concerns, chronic illness challenges, and compassion fatigue. People who prefer clear goals, practical tools, and a collaborative tone tend to find her style helpful.
She welcomes conversations about how therapy can fit into busy lives and supports clients in choosing next steps toward better day-to-day functioning.
What Sherile works with
Everything Sherile lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sherile helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sherile lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Trauma-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.
How Sherile’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead. It helps people feel heard and supported while they name goals and decide what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them, which works well for anxiety, depression, and stress-related issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sherile will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their needs and goals. Together they review what helps, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful and manageable.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video is useful when face-to-face interaction matters, phone calls can be quicker when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options help people stay consistent with sessions and use therapy in ways that match their routines and comfort.
Questions people ask about Sherile
What concerns does Sherile address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, addictions, trauma, self-esteem, and related issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She combines listening with practical exercises and goal-setting to help people make gradual changes.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She brings 25 years of experience providing therapeutic services across a wide range of concerns and life stages.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMHC and LPC credentials and practices in Louisiana with the license details IA LMHC and LA LPC.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule according to therapist availability.
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