01 · Who Sheree works with

Sheree works with stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and family conflicts

Sheree lists 16 specialisms and 33 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Sheree chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.

02 · In Sheree's own words

What Sheree says about the work

Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.

Sheree Levitsky, M.A., MSW, LCSW, provides therapeutic counseling to adults, treating client issues related to depression, anxiety, grief & loss, end-of-life, chronic illness, career/life transitions, relationship issues, and family issues. Ms. Levitsky holds a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A from The George Washington University and an MSW from George Mason University. Ms. Levitsky is a Certified Grief Educator and a Clinical Social Worker, licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Ms. Levitsky is a former Adult & Aging Social Worker for Fairfax County's Department of Family Services, Adult Services/Adult Protective Services, where she provided community-based case management and therapeutic counseling to elderly persons, adults with disabilities and families with the goal of maintaining clients' independence in the community. As a solution-focused therapist, Ms. Levitsky's focus is on assisting clients identify their strengths and resources while learning to navigate successfully through life challenges.

Sheree Levitsky, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026

03 · How Sheree works

The 3 approaches Sheree lists, in plain English

These are the clinical methods Sheree lists. The descriptions are Maker Therapy's, not Sheree's - a general explanation of what each method is, so the list means something before you have spoken to anybody. They are not a claim about how Sheree runs a session.

Client-Centred TherapyPerson-centred · Rogerian

The therapist does not steer toward a technique or a diagnosis. They offer sustained, non-judgemental attention and reflect back what they hear, on the premise that people find their own direction when they are genuinely listened to. Often what people mean by “someone who just gets it”.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyCBT

Structured, present-focused work on the loop between what you think, how you feel and what you then do. Usually means noticing a thought pattern in the room, testing it against evidence, and practising something different between sessions. Among the most heavily researched talking therapies for depression and anxiety.

Solution-Focused Brief TherapySFBT

Starts from where you want to end up rather than from how you got here. Sessions look for the times the problem is already smaller and work out what is different about those, so the number of sessions tends to be short and the work concrete.

04 · What happens next

From this page to a first session

Sheree practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Sheree's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.

1. A questionnaire, not a booking form

   BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Sheree at this point.

2. Naming Sheree specifically

   BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Sheree is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Sheree.

3. If the caseload is full

   You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.

4. The first conversation

   A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.

5. If the fit is wrong

   Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.

05 · Before you commit

3 questions worth asking Sheree

Built from what Sheree actually lists, so they are answerable and specific rather than generic. Maker Therapy's, not Sheree's - Sheree has not seen them and is under no obligation to answer any of them.

• “You list both Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Which do you lean on with someone like me?”

  Those two point in different directions - one structured and led by the therapist, the other led by you. The answer tells you what the sessions will actually feel like.

• “How do you decide when someone is ready to work on a traumatic memory itself?”

  Pacing is the biggest safety question in trauma work. A clear, unhurried answer here matters more than any credential.

• “How do you handle the gap between sessions if something comes up?”

  On BetterHelp this varies a great deal by therapist. Better to know the rhythm now than to discover it on a bad week.

06 · Practical details

Credentials and licensing

Credential

LCSW

Licensed in

Virginia

Licence

VA LCSW 0904008774

Licence number

0904008774

Licence expires

30 Jun 2027

NPI

1255716734

Years in practice

12

Gender

Female

Languages

English

International clients

Accepted

Listed since

15 May 2026

07 · Provenance

Where every line on this page came from

Sheree's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.

The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.

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