About The Therapy
I offer Individual therapy via Telehealth. Issues include but are not limited to anxiety, depression, life transitions, marital issues, family issues, grief and loss, career issues, self-esteem, stress, work-life balance, illness, and decision-making. I work with individuals to examine where their life isn’t working the way they want it to and together we understand the issues and implement tools to transcend them. Sometimes clients are anxious, depressed, dealing with familial issues or just want to unblock a particular life area like career, intimate relationships, goals, self-esteem, body-image or others.
I also offer Couples therapy services include Pre-Engagement Counseling, dating and relationship counseling and marital counseling. In couples therapy, we seek to uncover any blocks to having a great healthy relationship and we work together to heal those and put into place great habits in communication, boundaries, respect, intimacy and more.
For individual and couples therapy, I usually see clients on a weekly basis but in a few cases I may suggest twice a week, if needed. My sessions are 45 minutes long but couples can book a double session (lasting 90 minutes) when necessary to get through a particularly thorny issue or time period.
In Psychotherapy for Individuals, I work with individuals to examine where their life isn’t working the way they want it to and together we understand the issues and implement tools to transcend them. Sometimes clients are anxious, depressed, dealing with familial issues or just want to unblock a particular life area like career, intimate relationships, goals, self-esteem, body-image or others.
When healing from illness is an issue, Dr. Sherman, herself a breast cancer survivor, helps clients in cancer coaching to regain their self-care, work with negative thinking and coping skills. Here are some reviews for her cancer books. She has written several books on illness and recovery to help others.
“The Cancer Path is more than one woman’s journey through cancer; it is the most thorough guide I’ve ever read about navigating the cancer experience. This is the book I wish I’d had to guide me when I went through the cancer experience myself.” ~Randy Peyser, Author of The Little Book of Big Epiphanies and Bald Courage.
“Everyone wonders how they would confront cancer, should they develop it. Let Paulette Sherman be your guide. This is an inspiring account of her experience of breast cancer demonstrating courage, wisdom, resilience, and insight, told with love, compassion, and understanding.” ~Larry Dossey, MD, Author: HEALING WORDS, REINVENTING MEDICINE, and THE ONE MIND
My Philosophy on Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy helps clients move beyond current obstacles to increase functioning and develop a greater sense of well-being and empowerment about their life and themselves.
It is predicated on a trusting working relationship so that the client feels safe to share feelings and to look at areas of vulnerability.
I liken this process to cleaning your closet. You may open the closet door and find the recognition of a mess hiding there, overwhelming. You see that this has been ignored and attempt to sort through piles to determine what you want to keep, discard or give away to more appropriate people. You may have temporary disarray when beginning this process but in the end you will know where things are and will put them in their place and will feel much better for having addressed it. There will also be more room for the things that you want and need in the present. Having a guide is helpful for reflection, encouragement and pacing.
It also helps to be listened to in a non-judgmental safe place and to have ‘you time’ every week to really connect with yourself in this busy world. You are the source of everything in your life so it’s important to understand yourself and why you make certain choices, what your unproductive patterns are and what would be in your best interest. A good therapist can reflect these things back to you and point out possible blind spots.
If you’ve never tried therapy I encourage you to have 4-5 sessions to see how it could benefit you and improve your life and well-being. If you have had therapy and know what you want in a therapist, I encourage you to meet with me at least for one session to see if there is a good match.
I am looking forward to working together!