The Sherkow Center Method

Unlike traditional approaches that separate therapies, medication, and family guidance  into separate interventions, the Sherkow Model brings everything together, offering a truly personalized roadmap for each child. It supports children across settings, through  individual sessions, parent-child therapy, and innovative group programs like the Spark Psycho-Social Skills Group, where children with ASD are paired with trained neurotypical mentors who act as social role models. 

At its core, the Sherkow Model recognizes that symptoms like echolalia, aggression, or withdrawal may mask deep emotional struggles, such as fears, unmet needs, or confusion about the self and others. Through play, storytelling, and close attunement, therapists help children make meaning out of their behaviors, laying the foundation for emotional regulation, language, and relational growth. Parents are not passive observers in this work, they are partners. The Model empowers caregivers to reconnect with their child’s inner world, strengthening bonds, and restoring developmental trajectories. Rather than imposing change, therapists follow the child’s lead, creating space for trust and discovery at the child’s own pace. The goal is not to “fix” differences, but to help each child integrate their emotional and cognitive selves, feel understood, and engage more meaningfully with the world around them.