Sherida Newmister, LCSW

Sherida Newmister is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 27 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life changes. She works with adults, adolescents, children, couples, and families, guiding clients who feel overwhelmed by intense emotions, relationship conflicts, addictive behaviors, or the fatigue of caretaking and first responder work.

Sherida approaches therapy as a collaborative process, meeting each person where they are emotionally and using their strengths to move toward clearer thinking and healthier behavior. Her work blends cognitive-behavioral strategies with rational emotive and motivational interviewing techniques to help clients set meaningful goals and practice the skills needed to reach them. She also provides coaching for career and life transitions and supports those coping with issues like abandonment, communication struggles, substance use, impulsivity, and mood disorders.

Clients who are feeling isolated, exhausted from maintaining a facade of strength, or unsure how to express painful experiences can find space to explore those feelings and build practical tools for change. Sherida emphasizes empowerment and steady progress, offering encouragement and accountability as clients take the steps they choose toward greater well-being and self-understanding.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, invites clients to clarify personal values and take committed steps toward them while learning to relate differently to painful thoughts and emotions - it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and navigating life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors into more constructive ones; it is commonly applied for anxiety, panic, mood disorders, and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is an approach used to process traumatic memories and reduce their emotional intensity, making it useful for post-traumatic stress and unresolved trauma.

Sherida works collaboratively with each person to determine which approach or combination of approaches best fits their needs, goals, and preferences. Finding the right method is part of the therapeutic process, and she partners with clients to adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing clients to engage from varied locations and at times that fit busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes, support ongoing skills practice between sessions, and accommodate varying comfort levels with different modes of communication.