- CBT based methods
- Stress and burnout
- Communication skills
About Sheryl
Sheryl McAlhaney is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in South Carolina with 15 years of experience. She works with people feeling stressed, anxious, drained, or stuck after life changes. She also addresses anger, grief, low self-esteem, and career concerns.
Sheryl keeps conversations direct and practical. She listens for patterns of thinking that increase distress and helps people try different responses. Sessions often focus on clear steps to reduce worry, interrupt rumination, and handle frustration without making things worse.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors in everyday situations. She helps people practice small changes that can reduce overwhelm and improve interactions with others. The focus is on what someone does next, not on labels.
Sheryl also works with issues that feed into anger, such as communication problems, guilt, shame, and isolation. She talks through how resentment builds and what can shift those patterns over time. Work on forgiveness, self-love, and life purpose is offered within that practical framework.
Her style is straightforward and goal-oriented. Sessions are meant to leave people with specific tools to try between meetings. To begin, people follow the site process to match and schedule a first session.
How CBT translates to online sessions
Sheryl uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts that fuel anger and try different responses. CBT focuses on concrete exercises - tracking triggers, testing small behavior changes, and reviewing what worked. This approach is useful for stress, anxiety, anger, and low mood because it links thoughts, feelings, and actions in everyday moments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Sheryl will collaborate with each person to choose which techniques to prioritize based on goals and what feels practical. Clients and the therapist decide together which exercises to use and how quickly to progress.
The site process asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example they can reduce travel time, allow brief check-ins during a lunch break, or let someone continue work on thinking and behavior exercises between sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with people who lose their temper with loved ones, feel building resentment, or struggle with frustration at work.
What approach does she use in sessions?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to spot unhelpful thought patterns and practice different responses to triggers.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience as a counselor working with stress, anxiety, and related concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.