- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Sheri
Sheri Bettenhausen is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing parenting stress, trauma, grief, anxiety, and depression. She writes plainly and listens carefully so parents can talk about hard things without judgment. Sheri aims to make the first step feel manageable and to support people as they try new ways of coping.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice and change unhelpful thought patterns.
Background and approach
She draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and on Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, realistic goals. Sheri has 18 years of professional experience in Kentucky. That experience includes supporting people through loss, addiction issues, mood disorders, and relationship strain.
She also works with adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, and autism related challenges. In sessions she focuses on clear steps clients can try between meetings. Conversations include skill-building, planning for common triggers, and checking what worked.
Sheri aims to keep language simple and to break challenges into doable pieces. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexibility. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
Sheri conducts sessions in English and does not take international clients.
What Sheri works with
Everything Sheri lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sheri helps people with.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family of origin issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Intellectual disability
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sheri lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online care
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioral steps. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress that affect daily parenting and routines.DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving reactions during conflict. People learn grounding and emotion regulation techniques that can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right approach is something the therapist works through with each person. Sheri will collaborate with clients to match methods to their goals, needs, and what feels doable for them. That process can include trying a skill, checking how it worked, and adjusting the plan together.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video is useful for conversations that benefit from visual cues. Phone calls are a good option when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people share brief updates or use skills between sessions. These options make it easier to fit care into busy parenting schedules and to keep progress moving forward.
Questions people ask about Sheri
What concerns does Sheri help with?
Sheri supports people coping with parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, and related issues such as attachment or adoption concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
She keeps sessions practical and straightforward. Conversations focus on skills, small goals, and steps people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of professional work experience offering clinical support in Kentucky.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Kentucky.
Which languages are supported and are international clients served?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Sheri?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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