Dr. Sherrin Packer-Rosenthal, LCSW, LPCC
Therapist in California
Dr.
- License 82041, 1127, 15529 · California Expires August 2027, August 2027, March 2026
- NPI 1861651861 · national registry
- Experience and languages 40+ years in practice English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.
About Sherrin
Dr. Sherrin Packer-Rosenthal offers steady support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, trauma, or big life changes. She helps parents who are struggling and people who want clearer ways to cope day to day.
Her tone is calm and practical, focusing on small, useful steps you can try between sessions. She draws on forty years of professional experience in California and keeps up with developments in psychology, neurology, and biology.
Background and approach
That background shapes how she picks tools to match each person's situation. She uses approaches that include the Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral ideas, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. In sessions she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be named and worked through.
She emphasizes learning how to repair everyday ruptures in relationships and building confidence as a parent or partner. The work often includes practicing specific skills together and trying them out between meetings. Her past roles include an NIMH fellowship in community mental health and founding early support services such as shelters and children’s programs.
She also trained as a school counselor to help families navigate school systems and supports. Her influences include clinicians who focus on trauma, nervous system regulation, and attachment. Dr.
Packer-Rosenthal encourages self-compassion as part of change. She aims to help people become the experts on their own lives while offering guidance and steady feedback along the way.
Credentials
- LCSW (California)
- License 82041 · expires August 2027
- LPCC (California)
- License 1127 · expires August 2027
- LMFT (California)
- License 15529 · expires March 2026
- NPI
- 1861651861 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Sherrin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sherrin names
- Gottman Method
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the approaches Sherrin names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Approaches that guide online sessions
Dr. Packer-Rosenthal uses the Gottman Method to focus on communication patterns and everyday repair skills that help reduce conflict and increase connection. That approach is often used when people want clearer ways to talk and rebuild trust over time.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy which looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and closeness. This work helps people understand their needs and practice different ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her foundation too, emphasizing listening, empathy, and making the pace fit what each person brings to the room.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences, and what feels useful, then choose methods together. That lets sessions shift as needs change and keeps the work practical and focused on real-life outcomes.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different situations. Video is helpful for in-depth conversation and practicing skills together, phone sessions work when bandwidth is low, and brief check-ins or practice via text or chat can support ongoing progress. These options make scheduling easier and let people fit therapy into work, family, and other routines.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, body image, chronic illness, and caregiving stress.
What is the therapist's general style and approach?
Her style is calm, practical, and collaborative. She blends client-centered listening with structured methods like cognitive behavioral techniques and skills-based approaches.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has forty years of professional experience working in mental health settings and community programs.
What credentials and region apply to this therapist?
She holds LCSW and LPCC credentials and practices in California.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for therapy with this clinician?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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