ERIN MCSHERRY, LCSW

Aloha and congratulations on beginning a journey towards healing and growth! I am proud of my experience as a social worker and therapist but the most influential factor in my clinical development has been my experience as a human. I achieved my MSW at Boston University in 2008 and worked as a clinical social worker in residential facilities, family counseling, school and military settings. I started a private practice in Hawaii in 2016 and became a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.

I believe the client is the expert in their own life. Treatment plans are collaborative and based on an individual's desires and needs. I strive to consistently help clients process, heal and understand how the trauma they have experienced in their life may inform their current challenges. I employ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) strategies and techniques to help clients gain greater insight and awareness into their automatic thinking patterns and explore potential areas for growth.

While therapy can be emotionally demanding at times, I hope clients can leave sessions with greater self-understanding, including the identification of strengths. I aim to explore negative self-beliefs that have been carried throughout life; helping to understand origins, working to build a more positive self-image and cultivating greater self-worth. I also strive to help my clients develop stronger skillsets around relationships, communication, emotional identification and self-regulation.