Sherry Friedman, LPC, LCMHC

Sherry Friedman is a licensed clinical counselor practicing in North Carolina and South Carolina, bringing twelve years of experience to her work with adults and families. She is the author of Midwife of the Soul: A Teaching Memoir Through the Lens of an HSP Psychotherapist, a book that weaves personal vignettes with reflective guidance for highly sensitive people and includes practical resources she often introduces in therapy.

Identifying as an HSP psychotherapist, she emphasizes a warm, interactive style that helps clients recognize strengths, set healthy boundaries, and build resilience. She uses a mindfulness-informed method called Listening with HEART - Healing, Energy, Awareness, Resiliency, Transformation - and incorporates HeartMath coherence techniques to support emotional regulation during sessions.

Her clinical orientation leans toward Jungian transformational and psychodynamic work, approached holistically to consider biological, psychological, social, cultural, energetic, spiritual, and cosmological influences on a person’s wellbeing. This multi-dimensional lens guides exploration of stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship challenges, career transitions, and questions of life purpose and identity.

Sherry aims to empower clients toward self-discovery and meaningful change, helping them identify values, clarify goals, and move toward a more fulfilling life. Her academic background includes an MA in School Psychology from Ball State University, an MS Ed in Gifted Education from Purdue University, and an MS in Clinical Counseling from Bellevue University.

Approach-Informed Care Delivered Online

Sherry integrates Attachment-Based Therapy to help clients explore patterns in close relationships and to build more secure, supportive connections. This approach is useful for people working through abandonment, attachment issues, or recurring relationship conflicts. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, creating a collaborative, empathetic space where the client’s own goals and insights guide the work; this method supports self-esteem, life transitions, and personal growth. In addition, Jungian Therapy informs deeper exploration of meaning, symbols, and life purpose, inviting clients to uncover inner resources and transformative narratives that can aid in long-term change.

Deciding which approach fits best is part of the therapeutic process. Sherry works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and to adjust methods over time so treatment remains responsive and effective for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for her practice - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make scheduling more flexible and reduce travel time. These options increase accessibility for clients managing busy lives, caregiving responsibilities, or mobility limits, while allowing therapists to maintain consistent, ongoing support across modalities.