Sherry Friedman, LPC, LCMHC

Sherry Friedman is a licensed mental health counselor and author with twelve years of clinical experience. She holds professional credentials including LPC and LCMHC, and is also a National Certified Counselor (NCC) - a certification that reflects national standards for counseling practice. Her graduate training includes an MA in School Psychology from Ball State University, an MS Ed. in Gifted Education from Purdue University, and an MS in Clinical Counseling from Bellevue University.

Friedman writes from both professional and personal perspectives; she is the author of Midwife of the Soul: A Teaching Memoir Through the Lens of an HSP Psychotherapist, a book that blends personal vignettes with reflective processing and practical resources often introduced in her counseling work. As a self-identified Highly Sensitive Person and an HSP psychotherapist, she is listed on Dr. Elaine Aron’s website and integrates that understanding into her approach. She also identifies as an empath, healer, and Reiki Master, and incorporates mindfulness-based tools such as HeartMath coherence into her practice.

Clinically, Friedman brings a holistic, multi-dimensional orientation informed by Jungian and psychodynamic frameworks alongside a range of evidence-informed methods. Her approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems. She applies these modalities to address a wide spectrum of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and family issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, career and vocational concerns, mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, ADHD, and related areas like attachment, abandonment, body image, and multicultural concerns.

Her style is described by her training and practice as warm and interactive, with an emphasis on helping people uncover strengths, establish healthy boundaries, and pursue deeper self-discovery. Friedman’s work centers on transformation, resilience, and uncovering life purpose through a therapeutic process that attends to biological, psychological, social, cultural, energetic, and spiritual influences. The result is a comprehensive framework intended to support clients in moving toward a more fulfilling life.