Dr. Sheriffa Gallwey, LCSW-R, LCSW

Dr. Sheriffa Gallwey brings 25 years of clinical experience to people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and issues around intimacy and jealousy. She uses straightforward conversation to help clients name their goals and take practical steps forward. Her style is warm and engaging and she focuses on small, achievable changes rather than big promises.

She blends several evidence-based methods to match what each person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for managing intense emotions and improving coping skills. Attachment-based ideas guide work on trust, boundaries, and patterns in close relationships.

In sessions she keeps plans simple. Clients set clear goals, practice skills between visits, and check progress together. She emphasizes habits that fit into everyday life like sleep routines, communication strategies, and grounding practices.

Her background includes long-term work with people affected by emotional abuse, addiction, parenting stress, caregiver strain, and major life changes. That experience informs how she helps people rebuild stability after crisis or loss.

Dr. Gallwey holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credentials LCSW-R and LCSW and works from New York. She speaks English and draws on a range of therapeutic tools to tailor each plan. The first step is a short conversation to map goals and decide next steps.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people build clearer expectations, healthier boundaries, and steadier trust. It can be useful for worries about abandonment, commitment issues, and jealousy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replaces them with practical actions and coping strategies; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve mood and focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying CBT techniques for a while, adding mindfulness exercises, and bringing in attachment ideas as relationships are discussed.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how she is offering care. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when that suits a schedule. It can also make practicing skills between meetings more seamless, since homework and guided exercises can be reviewed during a follow-up. Licensed professionals can adapt tools like CBT worksheets, mindfulness practices, and attachment-focused conversations to work well in remote sessions, while keeping the focus on realistic goals and step-by-step progress.