Sherry Lyerly-Tarner , LCMHC

Sherry Lyerly-Tarner is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) with more than 13 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through periods of transition, trauma, and relationship strain. She employs an integrative approach that blends traditional evidence-based techniques with experiential and holistic methods to address the whole person - mind, body, and spirit - while maintaining a compassionate, non-judgmental therapeutic environment where clients can explore their experiences and build resilience.

She works with people managing anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns, relationship challenges, life changes, and family stress. She has significant experience supporting those struggling with disordered eating and body image, drawing on her background leading yoga classes in an intensive outpatient recovery program to emphasize the mind-body connection in healing. Her practice also includes work with high-conflict divorce, blended families, narcissistic abuse recovery, and clients affected by domestic violence and substance concerns.

Sherry holds several specialized credentials that inform her work. As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) she has focused training in trauma recovery, and as an ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) she has training related to ADHD support. Her Certified Integrative Mental Health Professional (CIMHP) credential supports attention to the relationship between mental health and physical wellness, including nutrition and mind-body balance. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT), a Reiki Master Teacher (RMT), and trained in equine-assisted psychotherapy using the EAGALA model, all of which contribute practical tools for grounding, somatic regulation, and expressive work. She has experience working with active-duty military and veterans addressing trauma and PTSD.

Sherry believes people have an inherent capacity for healing and approaches therapy as a collaborative process to promote self-discovery, clarity, and greater well-being.

Trauma-Informed and Mind-Body Approaches Online

Sherry integrates trauma-focused techniques with mindfulness and somatic practices to support healing. Trauma-focused work involves structured approaches to process and reduce the ongoing impact of traumatic events, helping clients build safety, regulation, and new coping strategies. Mindfulness-based and somatic practices draw attention to the body and present-moment awareness through breath work, grounding exercises, and gentle movement, which can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and body-image concerns.

She also brings an integrative mental health perspective that considers how nutrition, physical wellness, and daily routines interact with emotional health. Determining the right combination of techniques is a collaborative process - the therapist and client work together to identify goals, try approaches, and adjust the plan so it fits the client’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging offer flexibility for scheduling, allow continuity of care from different locations, and make it easier to use therapeutic tools between sessions. These formats enable therapists and licensed professionals to deliver consistent, supportive care while accommodating each person’s lifestyle and accessibility needs.