About Sheriffa
Dr. Sheriffa Gallwey helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and issues like grief or addiction. She uses plain, practical talk to make sessions feel straightforward and focused.
Her work also addresses parenting strain, sleep and eating problems, intimacy concerns, ADHD, and career-related stress. With 25 years of experience, Dr. Gallwey brings steady support and clear direction.
She holds LCSW-R and LCSW credentials and practices in New York.
How Sheriffa works
Sessions are aimed at setting small goals and taking concrete steps toward them. Her style is collaborative and centered on the person in front of her. She draws on attachment ideas to look at how past relationships shape present patterns.
She also uses cognitive tools to untangle unhelpful thoughts and dialectical-behavioral strategies to manage intense emotions. People who meet with her can expect a mix of listening and skills practice. Conversations often move between understanding patterns and trying new behaviors outside sessions.
Mindfulness techniques are used to build awareness and reduce reactivity. Dr. Gallwey also addresses more specific worries like abandonment, blended family issues, caregiver stress, infidelity, impulsivity, and isolation.
She aims to help people break problems into manageable pieces and track progress over time. Her approach is practical and steady. She encourages realistic goals and regular steps toward them.
The focus is on workable change, not quick fixes.
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What Sheriffa works with
The areas below are the ones Sheriffa selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW-R, LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. Online sessions use conversation and reflection to identify those patterns and try new ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In remote sessions a therapist helps spot unhelpful thinking, practice alternative responses, and set small behavioral experiments to try between meetings. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and the problems at hand. Plans can shift as needs change, mixing approaches when that makes sense.
Online formats offer practical advantages. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when being on camera is not wanted. Live chat and text messaging support quick check-ins, brief skill coaching, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for busy days and varied routines.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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