You are on the path

Sheryl L Cohen PhD

It takes courage to admit that the path you are on isn’t working.  This humbling realization is the most important first step towards healing, growth, and change.

Authentic healing requires two ingredients

  • Willingness to reach out and ask for assistance and the ability of the psychotherapist to connect with and go beyond the client’s point of view. 

  • Gaining a new perspective is key to having a new sense of possibility for oneself.

Therapist and client walk this road together with eyes on the horizon

Sometimes when it seems there is only darkness and confusion, the therapist can provide the hope that is the glimmer of light essential to walk this path towards wholeness.

I provide the environment needed for you to learn skills in compassionate objectivity

It is with an open heart and mind that we can take on the challenge of asking and wrestling with the tough questions of our own lives and finding a more secure place to stand.

What To Expect

Clients can expect a compassionate and experienced listener who will help you clarify your problem as well as point you towards your choices for change. Sheryl will offer encouragement and support with incisive insight. She is unafraid to ask the hard questions and provide the big picture—recasting your dilemmas in ways that can lead to actionable improvement. Sheryl’s genuineness, life experience, and direct approach can contribute to a new-found sense of resolve on your journey.

About Sheryl

Licensed as a psychologist in Ohio in 1983 and more recently in Massachusetts in 2023, Sheryl received her PhD in clinical psychology from Ohio University.  She has worked in a variety of mental health settings with over forty years of practice.  She directed Temenos: the Center for Growth from 1994 until 2023, collaborating with like-minded professionals who use an integrative approach to healing and change.  She now enjoys a private practice in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Her clinical interests include individual and couples therapies, EMDR, and the resolution of trauma. She also specializes in treating grief, loss, and bereavement.  She is a certified Enneagram Practitioner and is a senior group supervisor training other therapists on using the Enneagram in clinical practice.