Sheera Scherman , LCSW

Sheera Scherman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of professional psychotherapy experience, licensed in New York and Israel. As an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker - she brings extensive training in supporting people through life transitions, trauma, addictions, relationship challenges, mood concerns, and a wide range of stressors.

Sheera prefers a client-centered approach, working with individuals who are motivated to increase self-awareness and make meaningful change. Sheera helps clients draw on the inner resources they already possess, honoring their lived experience and treating each person as the expert of their own story. Her work emphasizes strengths and practical steps toward healthier coping, whether the focus is parenting, career concerns, grief, or managing anxiety and impulsivity.

Sheera recognizes that beginning therapy often requires courage and she validates that first step. She looks forward to partnering with clients on a journey toward growth and healing, offering steady support as they explore goals, develop new skills, and build on their strengths.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Sheera Scherman draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and trauma-focused techniques to support change and healing. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, helping clients identify their own goals and tap into inner strengths for a range of life challenges. Cognitive behavioral therapy offers practical strategies to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with skills that reduce anxiety, improve mood, and support daily functioning. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing distressing experiences and building coping skills to reduce the ongoing impact of past events on current life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Sheera works collaboratively with clients to choose methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what will be most helpful at each stage of work together.

Online therapy with Sheera is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility and accessibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, to continue care across locations, and to select the communication mode that feels most comfortable for each client.