Sherrye Urtz, MPH, LCPC, CBC

Grief Counselor

Sherrye is a graduate of George Washington University with a Masters of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health. She also received a post graduate degree Certificate in Community Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. As a bereaved mother, suicide loss survivor and a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, she has a personal and clinical understanding of traumatic loss and the difficult issues facing those grieving the deaths of loved ones.

Sherrye has been trained and certified in trauma focused-cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and Compassionate Bereavement Care (CBC). She works with individuals, families and groups and she has professional and personal experience of psychosocial issues related to the impact of loss, ADHD/executive functions, and emotional regulation.  Areas of interest include women’s health issues such as infertility, pregnancy and infant loss, traumatic birth experiences, birth and parenting after loss, loss as a result of suicide and other traumatic injuries, life transitions. Adolescent interests include loss of a parent due to divorce and other factors, traumatic grief, anxiety, depression, and self-regulation. Sherrye is a member of the ACA (American Counseling Association) and LCPCM (Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors of Maryland).

Sherrye uses Mindfulness based CBT and Solution Focused Therapy as her main theoretical approaches. She will walk the path with you as you experience deep and sometimes dark emotions and learn to acknowledge them and manage them.  

My passion and mission merged at various points in life until I realized my purpose about 13 years ago. I am honored to serve our community as a way to help others find peace and healing. If you are ready to begin your personal journey, please feel free to reach out to me today.

Your journey awaits.