- CBT methods
- Solution-focused work
- Guilt and shame focus
About Karen
Karen Sheerin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Registered (LCSW-R) practicing in New York with 40 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and self-esteem struggles. Karen also focuses on life changes and issues that can follow major transitions.
She uses straightforward, practical methods to help people manage the day-to-day impact of emotional pain. Sessions often address coping skills, clearer communication, and ways to handle workplace pressure. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, aging concerns, and the emotional side of long-term health problems.
A common thread in her work is attention to guilt and shame and how these feelings shape choices. She helps clients name those feelings, examine where they come from, and try small experiments to test different responses. That can mean practicing new ways to speak up, setting boundaries, or shifting self-critical thoughts.
Karen often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems stuck. She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set practical short-term goals and build on what already works. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with an emphasis on usable tools.
People come to her for help after a breakup, during big life changes, or when grief and loss feel overwhelming. She supports women navigating identity or role shifts and assists anyone trying to reconnect with self-worth and direction.
How her approaches translate to online work
Karen uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going. CBT sessions often involve identifying unhelpful thoughts and practicing small behavioral experiments to test different choices. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set short-term, practical goals and to build on what already works in someonelse's life.Deciding which approach fits best is collaborative. She will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and then shape sessions to those needs. That conversation can include trying one approach for a few sessions and then adjusting based on what feels most helpful.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm the current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals often use online sessions to continue practical CBT exercises and brief solution-focused tasks in between meetings, which helps keep progress tied to everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like chronic illness and workplace problems.
How does she approach guilt and shame?
She names guilt and shame as feelings to examine and uses practical steps to change unhelpful patterns rather than simply talking about emotions.
What is her professional background?
She has 40 years of clinical experience working in New York with adults on a wide range of emotional and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LCSW-R credential and practices in New York.
Does she see people in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original profile does not list session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and starting arranged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.