Jennifer (Jen) Sherman

Jennifer (Jen) Sherman is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina and a National Board Certified Counselor with 12 years of clinical experience. She practices as a gender specialist and approaches therapy as an advocate, supporter, teacher, and encourager who aims to create a safe, trusting space where people can work through their struggles and discover their strengths.

Her therapeutic style is interactive and inviting, rooted in honesty and authenticity and often warmed by a sense of humor. She primarily draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and principles from positive psychology to tailor care to each person’s unique needs.

Jen works with adolescents, teens, and adults and provides LGBTQ-affirmative care that includes support for transgender transition. She has focused experience with trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, family conflicts, relationship issues, and child behavior concerns. She also helps clients build self-esteem, reduce anxiety, develop coping skills, and strengthen relationship skills.

Her clinical background includes work in private practice, university counseling, and grade schools. Outside of work she is an avid reader, a parent of two lively children, and known to host impromptu kitchen dance parties. She typically schedules live sessions week-to-week and offers some evening and weekend slots, and she will work with clients to find a consistent time once therapy begins.