Sheri Bettenhausen

Sheri Bettenhausen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Kentucky with 18 years of professional experience. She works with people facing a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and ADHD. Sheri brings focused attention to issues that often accompany these concerns, such as attachment and family of origin matters, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.

Her work also addresses a variety of identity and developmental themes, including LGBT matters, gender dysphoria, sexuality, women’s issues, young adult transitions, autism and Asperger Syndrome, intellectual disability, and alternative sexual cultures including BDSM and kink. She is familiar with addressing post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, self-harm, mood disorder presentations, and disruptive mood dysregulation.

Sheri integrates evidence-informed methods including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused strategies, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. She aims to create an open environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared, and she supports and empowers people as they take steps toward change.