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01About Sherrin
Dr. Sherrin Packer-Rosenthal welcomes parents and individuals who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or the pressures of parenting. She offers steady, practical support and simple skills to help manage strong emotions and daily challenges.
With a calm, respectful style she helps people take small steps toward feeling more capable and connected. She draws on 40 years of clinical work in California and holds LCSW and LPCC credentials. Her practice emphasizes straightforward conversation and real-world strategies rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Clients are invited to describe their concerns and pick parts of therapy that feel useful to them. Her approach combines attachment-based thinking with cognitive behavior ideas and other evidence-informed methods. Sessions often include learning concrete skills for managing anxiety, practicing ways to repair relationship ruptures, and building self-compassion.
Therapy also addresses parenting concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and coping with life changes. Her background includes an NIMH fellowship in community mental health and training with teachers in trauma and nervous system work. She helped develop shelter and children’s support programs and has experience with early school interventions like IEPs and 504 plans.
That history informs a practical focus on safety, routines, and supports families can use day to day. In sessions she aims to make clients the expert on their lives. The work is collaborative: identifying goals, trying strategies, and adjusting what doesn’t fit.
She emphasizes repair of everyday relationship ruptures and the steady development of kindness toward oneself.
02Credentials
- LCSW (California)
- License 82041 · expires August 2027
- LPCC (California)
- License 1127 · expires August 2027
- LMFT (California)
- License 15529 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1861651861 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sherrin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Sherrin names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Sherrin names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and how early bonds shape current feelings and reactions. In online sessions this can mean talking through relationship patterns, naming triggers, and practicing new ways to connect with children or partners.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and supporting the person’s own goals. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so clients feel heard, and then they choose what to work on together, such as parenting skills or coping with loss.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. In virtual meetings this often takes the form of short exercises, homework to try between sessions, and skill practice during video or messaging check-ins.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and collaborate with the client to match methods to goals, preferences, and daily life needs. That way therapy feels useful and practical rather than one-size-fits-all.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls let the therapist and client see each other for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or screens are limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief check-ins, skill coaching, or quick problem-solving between longer sessions. Together these formats make it possible to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between appointments.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Dr. Packer-Rosenthal help with?
She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. She also works with issues like attachment, adoption and foster care, body image, chronic illness, and caregiver stress.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She uses clear conversation, skill-building, and attention to relationships so clients can apply tools in daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 40 years of professional experience in clinical work, including an NIMH fellowship in community mental health and work developing children’s support programs.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LCSW and LPCC credentials and practices in California.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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