Welcome to Onward Counseling!
My name is Sheree Shirley and I am a Licensed Professional Counselor providing fully virtual telehealth therapy from the comfort of your home, anywhere in the state of Virginia. I help adults and adolescents who want to become their most authentic selves, so they can not only live their life, but flourish and thrive within it. I also help couples and families to work through communication barriers that are limiting the joy their relationships deserve.
Are you tired of feeling like you’re never “enough”?
The people I work with struggle as you do. Despite being driven, intelligent, and hard-working, life is kicking their ass.
When they first come in, they feel crushed and overwhelmed by anxiety, no matter how hard they try to gain control over their life.
They have supportive friends and family, but still feel a need to people-please, and mask parts of themselves to be accepted.
They feel stuck in the same patterns that are holding them back from happiness, and they can’t figure out how to break the cycle.
Their anxiety and insecurities get in the way of the life they want in so many ways. They aren’t the kind of friend, partner, or family member they want to be. They feel like they’re failing at being where they “should” be in life. Confidence in their abilities to reach their goals has turned to full blown imposter syndrome.
Is this the place for me?
Before they come to see me, my clients have often felt they don’t have enough problems in their life to justify needing therapy. They worried that talk therapy wouldn’t be enough to heal the constant internal pain they’ve pushed through for so many years, even when life seemed perfect on the outside. And they were pretty certain I would just point out everything they already feel is “wrong” with them and reinforce the negative beliefs they already hold.
Like my clients, you deserve the freedom to be your authentic self, AND be happy with that person, AND have people who love you for who you are— not despite who you are.
A life without overwhelming worries and perfectionism is not out of your reach.
If you want to break free from these cycles that are keeping you unhappy in your relationships, job, or just life in general, I’d love to help you.
Book a free, no-commitment consultation now to find out if I can help you on your journey. If it doesn’t feel like a fit, no worries! No therapist is going to be a perfect match for everyone, but I’ll gladly help you find other options.
Book a free consultation now to find out if I can help you on your journey.
There’s no commitment, pressure, or obligation.