Sheryl Derby, LCSW

Sheryl Derby, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker with 22 years of experience. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology with a minor in Family Studies and a Master of Social Work with a Child Welfare emphasis from Arizona State University. Over the years she has provided clinical supervision for 17 years and has worked across settings with children, adolescents, adults, and families.

Her clinical work focuses on depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, sleep difficulties, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes. She has experience supporting Veterans, families involved in the child welfare system, juveniles connected to the court system, and homeless families. Her practice also attends to communication problems, mood and panic disorders, post-traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue.

Sheryl uses an eclectic, client-centered approach that emphasizes identifying individual strengths and practical coping skills. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with strength-based and solution-focused techniques to tailor interventions to each person’s needs, aiming to help clients make progress toward clearer goals and a more peaceful life.

Outside of work she cares for her basset hounds, practices yoga, and volunteers at a retirement home for geriatric and hospice animals. She looks forward to supporting, guiding, and empowering individuals and families who seek her care.