- Attachment-based methods
- CBT and DBT tools
- Parenting and repair skills
About Sherrin
Dr. Sherrin Packer-Rosenthal is a licensed clinical social worker and licensed professional clinical counselor in California with 40 years of experience. She helps adults manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and life transitions. She also addresses related topics such as attachment issues, abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and chronic illness challenges.
Her approach draws on attachment-based work, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral tools, and dialectical behavior strategies. Sessions focus on practical skills and clearer thinking about relationship patterns that began in childhood. She aims to help people recognize how early family roles and expectations still shape choices today.
Dr. Packer-Rosenthal stays current with research in psychology, neurology, and biology and evaluates findings critically. She blends methods that fit each person's situation rather than relying on a single fixed model. Clients are invited to learn concrete skills for emotion regulation, communication, and repairing everyday ruptures in relationships.
Her background includes an NIMH fellowship in community mental health and work developing children’s support programs and shelters. She trained alongside clinicians who focus on trauma, attachment, and interpersonal repair. That history informs her work with parenting and family-of-origin concerns.
In practical terms, she emphasizes helping clients build confidence in parenting and relationships. Therapy aims to move people toward clearer patterns of relating and better tools for coping with life changes. The work is collaborative and focused on usable, real-world strategies.
Approach and what online sessions focus on
Dr. Packer-Rosenthal uses attachment-based work to look at how early family roles shape current relationships. That approach helps people notice patterns of closeness, distance, and repair in their relationships. She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and to practice clearer, more effective responses to stress and anxiety.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. Together they try different strategies and settle on what produces useful change in daily life.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, shorten commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. These practical benefits help people maintain consistency and apply skills between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she address related to family history?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and coping with life changes, including attachment issues and abandonment.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style mixes attachment-based and client-centered approaches with CBT and DBT skills. The focus is on practical strategies and improving relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 40 years of professional experience, including an NIMH fellowship in community mental health and work developing children’s support programs.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is licensed as an LCSW and an LPCC in California and practices from that state.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she provide?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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