DR. SHERRY WARREN, LSW

Dr. Sherry Warren (pronouns: she/her) is an experienced licensed clinical social worker who works with adults. Her specialty interests include: girls’ and women’s issues, gender issues, career development, spirituality and faith, and strengths-based counseling. She utilizes treatment approaches that are evidence-based and uniquely tailored to each client with an emphasis on practicing mindful presence and skills development.

Dr. Warren studied at the University of Kansas where she earned a bachelor of arts degree in Latin American studies. She continued her training, with a focus on clinical service, at her alma mater and earned a master’s and doctoral degree in social work. During her graduate training Dr. Warren took specialized coursework for completion of a certification in women, gender, and sexuality studies.

Prior to private practice, Dr. Warren interned at Rainbow Mental Health Facility in Kansas City, formerly a state mental health inpatient facility that is now a substance abuse treatment center. Dr. Warren studied solution-focused therapy as well as interventions that use mindfulness practices. She studied under Dr. Edward R. Canda, one of the main developers of spirituality in social work practice.

In addition to private practice, Dr. Warren works with diverse people in community settings focused on addressing unjust systems of oppression.

She has been a college professor, teaching social work courses as well as courses on writing, human sexuality, and sustainability; has conducted research on three continents; and has published on mindful mental health treatments and practices. Her experiences also include working with Native Americans, people of Latin American descent, survivors of sexual assault, and individuals who present with sexuality issues. Dr. Warren is a trainer and facilitator in the Our Whole Lives comprehensive human sexuality curriculum. She leads workshops on White Supremacy culture, human diversity, managing workplace change and conflict, mindfulness, and becoming a more inclusive organization.

Dr. Warren’s approach to counseling is relational, cognitive/reason- and emotion-focused. She believes that growth is the result of self-awareness and therapeutic relationships that are rooted in safety, authenticity, vulnerability, and mutual respect. In addition to being a non-judgmental, compassionate listener she is a collaborative strength-builder and problem-solver. She is known for using humor, mindfulness practices, metaphor, embodiment, writing and poetry, music, and art in sessions.

Her strengths include spiritual grounding, flexibility, curiosity, a zest for life (even when it proves challenging), and stick-to-itiveness to meet life head-on.