Meadowbrook CounselingPayson, Utah

Sherri is passionate about meeting individuals where they are on their journey and providing culturally responsive mental health care that promotes well-being, healing, and self-empowerment. She has extensive experience working with individuals and couples across diverse ages, identities, and backgrounds.

Sherri creates a safe, collaborative space where clients can explore and build upon their strengths. She integrates connection, skill-building, and therapeutic insight to support clients in finding hope, meaning, resilience, and purpose. She is especially committed to empowering clients as they navigate life’s challenges and transitions.

Her areas of focus include relational difficulties, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, complex trauma, attachment issues, and pornography addiction. Sherri’s approach is rooted in a client-centered and collaborative framework, drawing from a variety of evidence-based modalities, including:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Internal Family Systems (IFS)
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• The Gottman Institute Method for Couples
• Various trauma-informed techniques

Sherri holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from BYU-Idaho and a Master of Social Work from the University of Utah. Outside of her practice, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, reading, writing, playing board games, and occasionally diving into video games.

My primary approach is seeing each client as a unique individual with intrinsic value, and with the capacity for self-healing. I am committed to helping clients feel safe, heard, seen, and valued. I also understand that seeking therapy is a difficult and sometimes scary decision, and I am eager to meet clients wherever they are in their healing process. I believe that every person is the expert in their own life and the role of therapy is to support and build on someone’s personal strengths while providing a safe place to dive deeper into self-understanding and ultimately achieve healing.

My clinical experience has been gained in a wide variety of settings including residential and inpatient treatment centers, in-home settings, as well as schools and outpatient care. These experiences have taught me that no two people are the same, and that mental health care should be specially tailored to support the specific personal challenges someone is facing in any phase of life. Because each therapeutic process is as unique as the person I’m serving, I help my clients through a variety of approaches. I’ve been trained in EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and developmental trauma. I also have a passion and commitment to my own continued learning and training in our ever-evolving field.

I’d love to talk with you and answer any questions you might have about what you’re needing and how I can help support you in living a healthier and more fulfilled life.

My expertise is rooted in my ability to connect with my clients and create a safe space where you feel heard and accepted for who you are. I believe in building a strong therapeutic connection free of judgement. I am not here to judge you or push my own agenda on you. You as the client are the expert. It is my job to support you in making the changes that are meaningful to you.

I am not a fairy godmother that can bibbidi-bobbidi-boo your child into behaving perfectly, make your teen want to talk to you, or make your family understand and appreciate you. However, I can be an empathetic listener and support to help provide context and understanding for thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that may feel or seem hard to process. I provide tools, resources, and a therapeutic environment where change for the better is possible.

I know that taking the first step to seek counseling can be a scary and overwhelming process. It is my hope that I can help support you through whatever you are going through. If you think we might work well together please reach out. I look forward to hearing from you.

Hi, I'm Coleen. I am a clinical mental health counselor. I've been married for 20 years to my best friend and have five beautiful children. I grew up here in Utah and love the outdoors.

My therapeutic approach begins with respect and understanding for my clients and their experiences. I strive to create an environment where clients can openly share thoughts, feelings, and memories without judgment. I teach clients how to accept their inner experiences with compassion and kindness. Life is hard enough without adding self-criticism! 

My passion is helping clients discover and live their highest values, even amidst life’s greatest challenges. We all experience disappointment, heartbreak, and relationship difficulty. Relief comes from having a place to process the pain and in discovering one’s personal values.

I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and am also trained in Attachment Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

I am experienced in treating:

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Eating disorders
• Bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Faith journeys
• Identity issues
• PTSD
• OCD
• Adults
• Teens
• Couples
• Parenting difficulties
• Life transitions

Sometimes the pain and complexities of life can feel too overwhelming to navigate alone. I believe that the capacity to heal, adapt, and grow through adversity exists within every person. At times, people simply need support to access that inner strength, develop effective solutions, and discover meaning in their experiences. I view therapy as a powerful process that helps clients reconnect with their resilience and move toward meaningful, lasting change.

I earned my Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and hold a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Science with an emphasis in Psychology from Utah Valley University.

I bring multiple years of experience in residential treatment settings, supporting individuals with concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma/PTSD, self-harm, suicidality, and family/relationship distress. My clinical style is collaborative, compassionate, and client-centered, with a holistic focus on meeting clients where they are in the healing process.

I integrate interventions from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), narrative and strengths-based approaches, and trauma-informed care, including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) principles/interventions when appropriate to treatment goals and client readiness.

I believe people heal most effectively when they feel safe, supported, and understood, and I am committed to creating a therapeutic space where clients can process challenges, build on their strengths, and move toward sustained growth and well-being.

A huge predictor of mental health outcomes is the ability to connect deeply as a practitioner and serve as a witness for clients to be fully, authentically themselves. Helping others in this capacity is one of my Dharmic callings in this life, and I will strive to see you, hear you, and support you to the best of my ability. I use strengths-based and humanistic modalities to help clients walk through the challenges of life to reemerge more awakened, more resilient, and more connected to themselves. Help me see you, and ultimately, truly SEE yourself!

I specialize in trauma treatments like EMDR and Somatic Experiencing, CBT, DBT, and Mindfulness practices to help clients understand their fears, their limiting internalized beliefs about themselves, and their avoidance patterns-we all have them! All mental health issues can be less painful with our own self-acceptance of our worth.

Available both in-person (in office) or online. I am currently receiving new clients, and would love to know if I am a good fit for you. There is hope. There is relief in doing the inner work and in being seen. You can change and grow in the safety of a non-judgmental environment. You are more capable than you know, and you know more than you think!