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- CBT and DBT methods
- Trauma-focused work
- Parenting and grief
About Sheri
LCSW licensed in Kentucky with 18 years of experience, Sheri Bettenhausen helps people manage trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting concerns, depression, anxiety, and related issues. She offers practical support for stress, coping with life changes, addictions, relationship and family concerns, sleeping problems, anger, and self-esteem. Sessions also address ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and LGBT-related questions. Sheri works in English and practices in Kentucky.
Sheri uses straightforward conversation and goal-focused methods. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people identify patterns, build skills, and handle immediate problems. Expect clear, step-by-step strategies alongside time to talk through feelings and history.
In sessions she helps people break problems into manageable parts. That can mean setting short-term goals, practicing specific coping skills, and revisiting what works. She pays attention to how past experiences affect present reactions and relationships.
She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, and sexual assault and abuse. Other focus areas include caregiver stress, family of origin issues, gender dysphoria, intellectual disability, and explorations of sexuality and kink culture.
Sheri’s approach emphasizes practical tools and a steady, predictable process. She encourages small changes that fit into everyday life. To begin, follow the online matching and scheduling steps to set up a first session.
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How her approaches guide online work
Sheri uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy as central ways to work. CBT helps people notice thinking and behavior patterns, try small experiments, and build skills for mood and anxiety problems. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on processing difficult experiences and reducing the ways trauma affects daily life.She views choosing an approach as a collaborative process. The therapist and the person together decide which methods fit current needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may shift over time as priorities change and progress is tracked.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the profile. Many people find online sessions fit around work, caregiving, and travel by removing commute time and letting check-ins happen from different locations. Online work can make it easier to use short skill-practice between meetings and to bring tools into day-to-day routines. Licensed professionals typically adapt pacing and materials so sessions remain practical and focused on the client’s goals.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Kentucky
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Sheri help with?
Sheri supports people with trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, sleeping problems, anger, and self-esteem issues. She also works with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, LGBT questions, and related areas listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses clear, goal-focused conversation and practical strategies. Sessions combine skill-building with discussion of feelings and history.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional work experience as a clinician in Kentucky.
What credentials and location apply?
She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky and practices in that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the selected plan.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the provided steps.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.