Sherrita Ried, LCMHC

Sherrita Ried, LCMHC, focuses on helping people who feel stuck by stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship strain, or big life changes. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about painful experiences and begin to make small, practical shifts. Her tone is direct and warm, aimed at people who want steady support rather than quick fixes.

Ried draws on a history in nursing and counseling to shape her work. That background led her to notice how often emotional pain goes unspoken. She uses that insight to listen for what matters most and respond with clear, manageable steps clients can try between sessions.

Her practice blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral tools and mindfulness skills. Sessions look at patterns that keep problems alive and focus on learning skills for coping and emotion regulation. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior approaches and emotionally focused work when they fit the client’s goals.

Clients come for help with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship challenges, parenting strain, career stress, compassion fatigue, chronic illness or pain, and related concerns. She also supports people navigating identity questions, including LGBTQ matters, and offers help around abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, and blended family issues.

Ried holds a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential in North Carolina. Her practice aims for steady progress through honest conversation, practical tools, and attention to what each person needs in the moment.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and building a trusting relationship. In practice this means the therapist reflects what a person says, helps name feelings, and follows the client’s pace to decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers concrete exercises to try between sessions to shift unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those aims. Adjustments happen over time so the work stays practical and relevant to daily life.

Session logistics and exact online options are not specified here, so confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a crowded schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also support steady practice of mindfulness or behavioral homework between appointments. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and tools so clients can apply what they learn to real situations.