Sherri Widynowski

Feeling overwhelmed or disconnected? Worried about your child’s struggles or your family’s sense of connection? 

Sherri brings warmth, creativity, and decades of experience helping Children, Teens, and Adults manage anxiety, stress, and relationship challenges. She also works with Couples and Families to rekindle connection and heal together. Her warm, Christian faith-sensitive, and trauma-informed style makes her an excellent fit for families seeking a therapist who truly understands.

Serving St. Albert and Edmonton area.

Areas Sherri Can Help With

Children & Teens

• Anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation

• ADHD and Autism (including Asperger’s Syndrome)
  
  
  
  

• Youth identity, self-esteem, and peer relationships
  
  
  

• Trauma, grief, and loss
  
  
  

• Behavioural or school-related challenges
  
  
  

• Family conflict and communication
  
  
  

• Parenting support and family connection
  
  
  

Adults

• Anxiety, depression, and mood disorders

• ADHD and Autism (including Asperger’s Syndrome)
  
  
  
  

• Stress, burnout, and work–life balance
  
  
  

• Addictions and recovery
  
  
  

• Trauma and PTSD
  
  
  

• Grief and loss
  
  
  

• Self-worth and personal growth
  
  
  

• Separation and relationship transitions
  
  
  

Couples & Families

• Relationship difficulties and communication challenges
  
  
  

• Parenting and co-parenting support
  
  
  

• Family stress and conflict resolution
  
  
  

• Strengthening emotional connection
  
  
  

Approaches & Methods Used

• CBT – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy – reframing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours
  
  
  

• SFT – Solution-Focused Therapy – identifying strengths and practical steps toward change
  
  
  

• NT – Narrative Therapy – helping clients reframe and rewrite their personal stories
  
  
  

• EFT – Emotion-Focused Therapy – deepening awareness of emotions to promote healing
  
  
  

• ST – Somatic Therapy – using body-based awareness to release tension and process emotions
  
  
  

• INT – Integrative Therapy – blending evidence-based techniques to suit each client’s unique needs

• Trauma Informed Care – creating safety and empowerment in the healing process

• Christian Faith-Based Counselling (upon request) – integrating evidence-based methods with spiritual wisdom
  
  
  

Sherri’s holistic approach is adaptive and grounded in empathy, allowing her to respond effectively to the evolving needs of her clients.

Credentials & Experience

• Canadian Certified Counsellor — Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
  
  
  

• Master of Counselling Psychology — City University, Seattle, Washington
  
  
  

• Bachelor of Education — University of Alberta
  
  
  

• Over 20 years of experience as a teacher, school counsellor, and dance instructor
  
  
  

• Former preschool owner and operator, with deep expertise in child development and family support
  
  
  

• Clinical experience with Jewish Family Services, supporting adults, couples, and families with addiction, trauma, grief and loss, and psychotic disorders
  
  
  

Sherri’s Approach to Counselling

Sherri believes that healing begins in a safe, nurturing environment where clients feel truly accepted. Her sessions are collaborative, flexible, and strengths-based, tailored to meet each person’s needs. Sherri’s goal is to help clients reconnect with their inner strengths, develop self-awareness, and achieve sustainable emotional well-being.

Sherri is passionate about healing from trauma and combines wisdom from her lived experienc and continual professional training to help facilitate this in clients.  She uses a holistic approach that integrates the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of healing - alongside somatic therapy techniques that allow the body to heal past hurts and choos a new adaptive path.

Book an Appointment

Sherri is currently accepting new clients for in-person and online counselling in St. Albert, Alberta.