Sheri Bassewitz, LCSW

Licensed in Illinois · 30 years in practice

Sheri Bassewitz is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Illinois: 149007085 · expires November 2027
NPI: 1982054540 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

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About Sheri

Sheri Bassewitz is a licensed clinical social worker with three decades of experience. She blends compassionate listening with practical strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and changes in life. Sheri works from a calm, straightforward style that focuses on what a person needs right now.

Sheri has a long history in healthcare settings. Early in her career she supported people in hospice, oncology, and home care. Those years shaped how she talks about loss, serious illness, and end-of-life concerns.

Background and approach

She later spent many years in school settings, helping students with social and emotional challenges. That work added skills for addressing attention differences, social communication, and behavior that interferes with daily life. Sheri has also spent time at camps for children with speech, language, and serious medical needs.

She has supervised social workers on their path to licensure, which broadened her perspective on clinical practice. In independent practice she supports people across the lifespan who are dealing with anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, and parenting stress. Sessions focus on identifying clear goals, learning coping tools, and building everyday routines that reduce overwhelm.

Sheri uses a mix of talk-based and skills-focused approaches, including client-centered and mindfulness methods. Her aim is to make therapy usable and understandable so people can try small changes that add up over time.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sheri lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Parenting issues
Depression
ADHD
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Cancer
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Family problems
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Intellectual disability
Midlife crisis
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Sheri names

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Online support

How Sheri’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and on helping a person set their own goals. The therapist reflects what the person says and helps them find practical next steps, which can help with anxiety, low mood, and relationship stress.

Emotionally-focused work concentrates on understanding feelings and how they show up in important relationships. It helps people notice patterns, name emotions, and make small changes in how they connect with others.

Mindfulness therapy uses simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelm and improve focus. These techniques can be useful for stress, ADHD-related distractibility, and managing strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they try an approach and adjust it based on what helps most.

Online sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter, while phone calls take less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy into school, work, or caregiving schedules and to keep consistent progress over time.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Sheri address?

Sheri helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting pressures, ADHD, trauma and related challenges. She also works with issues like low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She blends client-centered listening with emotionally-focused and mindfulness techniques. Sessions tend to be practical, focused on goals and skills you can use between meetings.

What experience does she bring?

She has about 30 years of clinical experience across hospice, oncology, home care, school settings, camps, and independent practice. Those roles inform her work with medical, developmental, and school-related concerns.

Where is Sheri licensed and based?

She is an IL LCSW, which indicates licensure in Illinois. Her practice is listed as located in Illinois.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. This gives options for longer visits or shorter check-ins.

How are fees and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Therapy uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Sheri?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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