About Cheri
Cheri Mills is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Utah who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She draws on eight years of professional experience to support people facing addictions, trauma, depression, and relationship concerns. Cheri uses a straightforward, respectful approach and sees clients as the experts on their own lives.
She believes change starts with small, practical steps. In sessions she listens closely, helps people identify strengths, and works with them to set achievable goals.
Background and approach
That might mean building coping skills for panic or worry, making a plan to reduce substance use, or finding ways to recover from painful events. Cheri blends a few different approaches to fit each person. She uses client-centered techniques to keep the conversation focused on what matters most to the client.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT skills, and mindfulness tools are used to notice patterns and practice new ways of responding. EMDR is also part of her toolkit for people processing traumatic memories who are ready for that work. She matches the method to the person's pace and comfort level rather than pushing a single path.
Cheri aims to make therapy practical and doable. She helps people build clearer communication, address self-esteem and body image concerns, and cope with life transitions or compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How Cheri’s Approaches Work Online
Client-centered work focuses on what matters most to the individual and creates space for people to tell their story and set goals. It helps when someone wants guidance that is grounded in their own values and strengths.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and change behavior patterns that keep anxiety and depression going. It is useful for worry, panic, and low mood because it gives clear homework and small skills to practice between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and communication tools for intense emotions or relationship struggles. These skills can be practiced in real life and reviewed during sessions to improve day-to-day coping.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cheri will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they will try strategies, adjust the plan, and pick methods that fit the person's pace.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is closest to an in-person visit and works well for skill-building and EMDR work. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief check-ins, quick coping reminders, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping progress focused and practical.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Utah
- Languages
- English
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