- Mindfulness practices
- Yoga informed techniques
- Trauma recovery focus
About Sherry
Sherry Lyerly-Tarner is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 13 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, and coping with life changes. People who feel stuck by guilt or shame connected to relationships, choices, or past experiences may find these issues addressed in her work.
Her approach is integrative and draws on a mix of evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside body-focused practices she has used in clinical settings. Sessions often include mindfulness and somatic elements intended to help people notice how emotions show up in the body. She also uses tools from movement and breathing practices to support emotional regulation.
Lyerly-Tarner has worked in settings that included intensive outpatient programs and recovery groups, which shaped how she helps with disordered eating, body image, and the mind-body connection. She brings experience with trauma recovery, high-conflict divorce, separation, and blended family dynamics when those themes appear in therapy.
Her background also includes leading workshops, groups, and classes on stress reduction, mindfulness, and yoga-inspired practices for adults and teens. These practical offerings are meant to provide additional skills people can use between sessions to manage anxiety or intense emotions.
Sessions are conducted in English from her North Carolina practice. Prospective clients are asked to use the platform’s matching questionnaire and scheduling tools to request an initial appointment and confirm current session options.
How therapeutic methods translate to online sessions
Sherry uses integrative, evidence-based techniques alongside body-oriented practices. Evidence-based approaches focus on building skills to manage symptoms and change patterns; they help with anxiety, trauma symptoms, and relationship problems by teaching practical coping strategies. Somatic and mindfulness-based practices invite attention to bodily sensations and breath to reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation, which can be useful for shame that shows up physically.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust methods as progress is made. That means trying practical exercises together and checking in about what helps and what does not.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can attend between other responsibilities. Therapists generally adapt mindfulness and somatic exercises to work over video or phone, and they can suggest at-home practices to use between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related areas like body image and addiction.
How does she approach feelings of guilt and shame?
She uses integrative, evidence-informed methods and body-focused practices to help clients notice and work with those feelings without judgement.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings, including outpatient programs and recovery groups.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) licensed in North Carolina and practices in that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current options through the platform before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.