Sherwood Couples Counseling
|Building Couple Skills... Providing Hope
Clinical credentials
F. John Sherwood, LPC, LMFT
San Antonio, Texas · (210) 614-9595
1985
Clinical practice began
LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor
LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
2001–Present
Counseling for couples and families in high-conflict situations, including marriage and couples counseling, domestic violence, substance abuse, parenting and co-parenting, custody and visitation evaluations, and child-abuse and sexual-molestation reports. Therapeutic teaching approaches help individuals and families develop speaking and listening skills, communicate emotional needs, and manage intense family conflict.
1999–2002
Responsible for administrative and clinical functions of a 20-bed inpatient unit supporting medically supervised detoxification, crisis stabilization, and 12-Step behavioral programming. Designed clinical programs, completed psychosocial assessments, created treatment and discharge plans, conducted individual and family therapy, and supervised continuity-of-care planning.
1985–1999
Experience treating the full range of child, adolescent, and adult psychiatric disorders in inpatient and outpatient settings. Extensive work with parenting, marriage and family issues, substance abuse, divorce mediation, post-divorce adjustment, child custody, psychological testing, and biofeedback for anxiety, stress-related disorders, and chronic pain.
1982–1984
Clinical practica at San Antonio State Hospital and Wilford Hall Medical Center, including psychological testing and evaluation, diagnostic formulation, report writing, crisis intervention, group and individual counseling, and development of patient treatment programs.