Sherry Graves, LCSW, CSW

Sherry Graves, LCSW and CSW, is a Georgia-based therapist who brings 16 years of experience supporting people through addiction, trauma, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and CSW is a recognized social work credential. She draws on both professional training and lived experience as a survivor to guide clients toward recovery and renewed purpose.

Her practice focuses on addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and depression, with additional attention to codependency, domestic violence, sexual assault, and women’s issues. Sherry works with adolescents, young adults, and older adults, offering compassionate, strengths-based care that centers each person’s goals and values.

Sherry has worked in a range of community and clinical settings, including residential substance abuse programs, drug court, hospital services, and teams that coordinate with family services, crisis response, psychiatrists, and law enforcement to meet complex client needs. She integrates client-centered methods with evidence-informed techniques to support motivation, healing from trauma, and practical steps toward change.

Clients seeking a warm, respectful therapeutic relationship will find a practitioner who emphasizes empowerment, resilience, and discovering meaning beyond painful experiences. Sherry aims to help individuals move past scars and toward a life aligned with their strengths and purpose.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Sherry integrates client-centered therapy to create a respectful, empathic space where the client’s priorities guide each session. This approach focuses on active listening and collaboration to help people explore values, build self-worth, and set personally meaningful goals.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support change for those struggling with substance use or ambivalence about behavior change. This method helps people identify their own reasons for change and strengthens commitment through gentle, goal-focused conversation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sherry works collaboratively with each client to evaluate which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with Sherry is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, family, and mobility. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit sessions into busy schedules, and access therapy from varied locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists focused on recovery and healing.