Sherry Farrell, LMFT

Sherry Farrell is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California who uses a client-centered approach to help people facing relationship and intimacy concerns, stress, anxiety, and life transitions. She blends practical methods with straightforward conversation so clients can make small changes that add up. Sessions focus on understanding what matters to each person and finding workable steps forward.

Sherry earned a bachelor’s degree in Clinical Psychology from San Francisco State University and a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from the University of San Francisco. She has about 10 years of experience working in clinics and schools, and she spent time teaching while raising her children. That mix of clinical and classroom work shaped how she sees individuals and families.

Her background includes providing therapy in alternative and mainstream school settings and clinical environments. She has supported children with attention and behavior challenges, depression, anxiety, and trauma. She has also worked with adults around addiction, infidelity, mood disorders, and coping with divorce or major life changes.

In session she uses several practical approaches, including Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and Existential Therapy. She emphasizes teamwork with clients, listening closely, and building plans that fit daily life. Sherry aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can feel heard and begin making lasting changes.

People come to her for a wide range of concerns, including intimacy-related issues, grief, parenting stress, eating and sleeping problems, caregiver strain, chronic illness challenges, and ADHD. She invites prospective clients to take the first step toward clearer thinking and improved relationships.

How her approaches guide online work

Sherry often draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and following each person’s pace so they feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and recommend methods that match those needs. The plan can change as progress is made so the approach fits real life and real concerns.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, as format options are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. It can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make attending sessions during a break at work or between errands more manageable. Therapists can use talk-based techniques and CBT-style exercises effectively in remote sessions, and the collaborative process for choosing approaches is the same whether meetings are in person or remote.