Sherrie Kuns-Mackert, LCSW

Licensed in California · 30 years in practice

Sherrie Kuns-Mackert helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, and depression.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 133005 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1891119350 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

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About Sherrie

Sherrie Kuns-Mackert helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, and depression. She offers steady, practical support for those feeling overwhelmed by work, caregiving, or life changes. Sherrie is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in California and brings three decades of experience to each session.

Her work focuses on everyday problems that make life harder. That includes compassion fatigue, trouble focusing or remembering, and challenges related to attention-deficit hyperactivity.

Background and approach

She also addresses issues like guilt, shame, problems with control, and struggles after traumatic events. Sherrie tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at useful changes in daily life.

She listens carefully, names patterns, and helps people practice alternatives outside sessions. Over 30 years, Sherrie has developed a practical sense for what helps in real life. She draws on approaches supported by research and adapts them to the person in front of her.

Her style is respectful, patient, and focused on tools you can use right away. People who choose her often want clear steps and consistent support. Sherrie works with clients by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

She encourages small steps that add up to meaningful change.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sherrie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Anger management
Depression
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Drug and alcohol addiction
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Intellectual disability
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Trichotillomania

Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Sherrie uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, then practices new responses step by step to reduce anxiety and depression. Another focuses on improving concentration and managing impulsivity by teaching routines, simple organizational strategies, and short exercises to rebuild focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with clients about goals, try methods that fit their needs, and adjust plans based on what helps. This is a collaborative process aimed at matching techniques to the person and their daily life.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy schedules. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent while managing work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related focus problems. Additional areas include guilt, shame, impulsivity, and coping after disasters.

What is her therapeutic style?

Her approach is practical and person-centered. Sessions focus on clear steps and skills that can be tried between meetings.

How much experience does she have?

She has 30 years of professional experience working with a range of behavioral and emotional concerns.

What credentials and location apply?

She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in California and provides services from that state.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

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