- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment approaches
- Skills and repair
About Sherrin
Dr. Sherrin Packer-Rosenthal is a California licensed clinical social worker and licensed professional clinical counselor with 40 years of experience. She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and coping with life changes. She also lists blended family issues among her focus areas.
She favors practical conversations and clear steps. Sessions aim to make everyday problems easier to manage. She talks with clients about repairing relationship ruptures, handling loyalty conflicts in stephouseholds, and building confidence as a parent or partner.
Her background includes an NIMH fellowship in community mental health and work developing shelters and child support programs. She trained as a school counselor to help families navigate IEPs and 504 plans. Over her career she has studied attachment, trauma, and nervous-system approaches with a range of clinicians and researchers.
When she plans work with someone, she selects methods that fit the person's needs and choices. She draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centered listening, cognitive-behavioral tools, and skills-based approaches to help people manage emotions and interactions. Sessions focus on clear skills, learning to notice patterns, and practical repair strategies for everyday life.
She emphasizes collaboration. Clients are encouraged to try techniques between sessions and bring back what worked. The aim is to help people gain confidence in their role in the blended household and reduce the stress that can come with merging routines and relationships.
Approaches used in online sessions
Attachment-based ideas focus on how early bonds shape current relationships and help with trust issues and parenting concerns. Client-centered work emphasizes careful listening and helping clients reflect on their own goals and choices. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides concrete strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is useful for anxiety and stress management.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss different methods and collaborate with the client to decide what fits their needs and goals. That shared planning includes testing techniques and adjusting them based on what helps in daily life.
Confirm the session formats available before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy household, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these sessions to teach skills, practice repair strategies for stepfamily interactions, and support parenting plans while fitting meetings into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and coping with life changes. Blended family issues are also listed among her focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach combines listening with practical tools. She uses attachment-informed work, client-centered conversations, CBT and skills training to help people manage emotions and interactions.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 40 years of professional experience in mental health and community programs.
What are her credentials and location?
She holds California LCSW and California LPCC credentials and practices in California.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial appointment.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.