Sherri Kincade, LMHC, LCMHC

Sherri Kincade is a licensed mental health counselor with 27 years of experience. She practices in Florida and has worked with people from many backgrounds, including healthcare workers, parents, and business professionals. She focuses on helping people move from feeling stuck to feeling more content and capable of handling life.

Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, depression, and addictions, including drug and alcohol concerns. She also helps with career transitions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, self-esteem, bipolar mood support, and compassion fatigue. Sherri combines practical strategies with empathic listening to meet each person's needs.

Sherri uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and change patterns that cause distress. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to clarify values and build a meaningful life. Mindfulness and dialectical skills show up when people need tools for emotion regulation and grounding.

Sessions are active and collaborative. People get clear steps to try between meetings alongside space to talk things through. Motivational interviewing is part of the toolkit when someone is weighing change around substance use or habits.

Overall, Sherri aims to be supportive and motivating. She encourages practical progress while honoring each person’s pace and goals. To start, a simple questionnaire helps match needs and schedule a first session.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people name what matters most and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It is useful for coping with anxiety, life changes, and finding direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, and it can help when mood swings or overwhelm get in the way of daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try practical tools, see what helps, and adjust the plan as things change.

Session logistics vary by practice, so confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a quick conversation is needed. For people working on substance use or motivation, remote sessions can support steady progress between in-person steps. Ask about formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so appointments can be arranged to suit everyday life.