ABOUT SHERRELL
Meet you where
you are. Move with you
from there.
Sherrell McLean, LCSW, PMH-C, CLC — Licensed Clinical Social Worker, trained life coach, and founder of Smooth Transitions LLC, where clinical care counsels hearts, coaching shifts minds, and consulting cultivates culture change.
LCSWPMH-CCLCEMDR-TRAINED12+ YEARS
THE WORK
I walk alongside individuals, groups, and organizations navigating significant life, team, and professional transitions.
Whether someone arrives feeling stuck, burned out, or disconnected from themselves after a major change, or an organization is wrestling with the gap between the values it claims and the experience its people actually live, the approach is the same: meet people where they are, and help them move from simply functioning to truly flourishing.
Grounded in self-awareness, mindset shifts, skill building, and healing, I help clients close the space between knowing something needs to change and actually being equipped, supported, and healed enough to change it — through coaching and assessments, mindful wellness experiences, healing-centered workshops, leadership and team development, and speaking engagements that blend research, storytelling, and lived wisdom.
Across every setting, I prioritize emotional safety and authenticity, creating welcoming, brave spaces where clients and audiences feel seen, heard, and inspired to embrace change. I find immense joy in witnessing the "a-ha moments" when something clicks and a new path opens.
A GARDEN, TENDED
Some days it's tilling the ground or planting seeds; other days it's fertilizing, watering, or pruning what no longer serves this season. I may not always be there when the flowers bloom.
But I trust that the roots are grounded, and that growth keeps happening long after the session ends — into the gardens of their homes, their teams, and their communities.
CREDENTIALS & TRAINING
Education
BA in Psychology · BS in Social Work · Master of Social Work · Licensed Clinical Social Worker · Trained Life Coach
Certifications
Perinatal Mental Health (PMH-C) · Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) · EMDR-trained
Interventions
Mindfulness-Based · Culturally Responsive · Person-Centered · Trauma-Focused · Strength-Based · Motivational Interviewing
Populations
Women who are pregnant and parenting · Adults 18+ · High school student groups · Organizations and leadership teams
SELECTED COLLABORATIONS
Child Care Resource Network
Customized cultural humility training — bias, microaggressions, courageous conversations, and healing.
WNY Women's Foundation
Facilitator for Ready. Set. Lead. (courageous conversations) and the mPower two-part trauma-informed care series.
Erie Niagara AHEC
Postpartum Support Group facilitator.
Bronx Community College
Guest speaker and emotional support for the ASAP Racism Exhibition and Colorism Symposium.
W.A.V.E. Buffalo
Mentoring on Wheels — group therapy on emotional intelligence and mindfulness, ages 9–18.
The Wholeness Experience
Guest speaker on self-love and self-care.
BEYOND THE PRACTICE
Showing up fully,
on and off the court.
Active in the Buffalo Urban League Young Professionals and the Western New York volleyball community — the same energy I bring my clients: showing up fully, playing hard, and coaching others toward their best.