Sherrita Ried, LCMHC

Sherrita Ried is an LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) practicing in North Carolina with six years of counseling experience. She focuses on concerns common in early adulthood such as stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, depression, career questions, and coping with life changes. She also works with grief, trauma and abuse, LGBT issues, parenting concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Ried trained in psychology and counseling and brings prior experience from nursing into her counseling work. That clinical background shaped her view that emotional pain is often unspoken and worth addressing directly. She uses a mix of person-centered ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques alongside other approaches from her practice.

In sessions she pays attention to connection and clear, practical steps. Conversations focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, improving communication, and building day-to-day coping skills. She aims to help people notice what’s getting in the way and try manageable changes that fit their life.

Her work includes helping people deal with abandonment and attachment questions, blended family and parenting strain, chronic illness or caregiving stress, and challenges connected to identity and alternative sexual cultures. She also supports people working through career stress, anger, and complex grief.

Clients can expect direct talk about problems and collaborative planning for change. Ried draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy to inform practical tools and conversation.

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