Sherri O'Lonergan

Sherri O'Lonergan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Colorado with 20 years of experience. She writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person who comes to her. Sherri focuses on creating a calm space where people can say what they feel and think without worrying about judgment.

Sherri has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, and depression. She also helps those dealing with relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, and major life changes. Her practice pays attention to issues like attachment, communication problems, divorce and separation, and post-traumatic stress.

Clients may bring concerns about guilt, shame, forgiveness, sexuality, pregnancy and childbirth, or questions about life purpose and self-love. Sessions tend to focus on small steps clients can use between meetings. Sherri uses approaches that help people notice body responses, change unhelpful thinking, and process traumatic memories.

Her style is grounded and practical. She aims to help clients find clearer communication, steadier moods, and more workable routines. The work is collaborative - she partners with the person to try strategies that fit their life.

If you want to start, expect straightforward conversation about goals and next steps. Sherri encourages honest questions and will help people decide how therapy can fit into their everyday routine.

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Sherri uses methods that help people process difficult memories and change unhelpful patterns of thinking. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) focuses on easing the intensity of traumatic memories by guiding attention while a person recalls the memory; it is commonly used for post-traumatic stress and trauma-related reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches clear skills for shifting thinking and behavior to reduce anxiety and depression.

Sherri also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and meeting each person where they are. She will work together with clients to decide which approach or mix of approaches feels right. Figuring out the best method is part of the first few sessions and is based on personal goals and preferences.

The biography does not specify exact session formats, so confirm which online options are offered before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. A therapist can adapt techniques like CBT exercises or EMDR-focused processing to a remote setting when that is agreed on during intake.