About Cheri
Cheri Sinnott Springer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She offers practical support for relationship and intimacy concerns, addiction and recovery challenges, grief, parenting strain, workplace stress, and questions about life purpose. Cheri also works with people navigating ADHD, bipolar mood shifts, and caregiver fatigue.
Cheri brings 15 years of clinical experience and a background in teaching social work and counseling.
Background and approach
She wrote the textbook for an Introduction to Social Work class and teaches both that course and Introduction to Counseling at a local community college. She has served as a board member of the National Association of Social Workers and leads licensure exam prep instruction. Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented.
Sessions often focus on practical steps you can take between meetings. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. She pairs that with Solution-Focused Therapy to identify strengths and quick, achievable goals.
In sessions she also emphasizes communication skills and locating outside supports when needed. That might mean practicing a difficult conversation, problem-solving a sleep or eating routine, or mapping community resources. The work is collaborative and aimed at clearer choices and better day-to-day coping.
Cheri writes plainly and aims to make therapy useful from the start. If you want a clinician who combines classroom experience with hands-on practice, she may be a good fit.
How these approaches work online
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online CBT sessions focus on noticing unhelpful thought patterns and practicing small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or break cycles of avoidance. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on strengths and quick, practical goals. In remote sessions this means setting a clear, short-term goal and tracking small steps that move toward that outcome.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest whether CBT, a solution-focused plan, or a mix of both makes sense. You and the therapist can adjust the plan as you try techniques and see what helps most.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break at work. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between scheduled sessions. These options make it easier to work on stress, anxiety, relationships, and daily routines without needing to travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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