Sherry Bougard, LCSW

Sherry Bougard is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience. She focuses on clear, practical work to help people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, motivation problems, and depression. She aims to make the first steps into therapy feel possible for someone who is worried or unsure.

Her approach blends methods that address thoughts, behaviors, and life patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different actions. Mindfulness techniques are used to slow down strong feelings so people can make steadier choices. Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to make changes but feel stuck.

Sherry also draws on psychodynamic and trauma-focused ideas to look at past patterns that keep repeating. She helps people talk through pain, abandonment worries, and relationship struggles in a way that connects past experiences to current life. Conversations are straightforward and grounded in everyday life, not jargon.

Her work includes a wide range of concerns such as parenting stress, caregiver strain, chronic illness or pain, grief and hospice issues, intimacy and commitment questions, and problems with anger or impulsivity. She also supports people facing financial stress or questions about life purpose.

Sessions are offered in English and take place with her Tennessee licensure background in mind. If someone wants to start, they can choose the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to schedule according to her availability.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Sherry uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot thoughts that cause stress and try different actions. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and motivation problems because it focuses on practical changes in thinking and behavior. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and help people face difficult emotions more calmly. These skills support coping with chronic pain, grief, and ongoing stress.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what matters and strengthen their resolve to change. That approach is collaborative and often helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about next steps. Together with the client, she will discuss goals and try approaches that fit the person's life and preferences rather than imposing a single method.

If you are considering online work, please confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments. It also lets people use shorter check-ins when time is tight, avoid travel, or choose sessions that match their comfort with video or audio. The therapist will help decide which approach and session rhythm suit your needs.