About Cheryl
Cheryl Breining is a Florida-licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and changes in life circumstances. She brings a calm, supportive presence and focuses on helping clients build confidence and cope with daily pressures. She creates a straightforward, nonjudgmental space for people to talk about what feels hard.
Sessions are aimed at identifying practical steps clients can try between meetings. Cheryl emphasizes small, achievable goals that build momentum over time.
Background and approach
Her approach centers on listening closely and tailoring support to each person’s situation. She helps people sort through feelings, clarify priorities, and practice new ways of handling difficult moments. That might include working on impulse control, repairing communication problems, or managing social anxiety.
Cheryl draws on three years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, in Florida. She combines that background with a collaborative style so clients feel involved in planning their work together. The focus is on skills people can use in everyday life.
People who contact her often want help with self-esteem, parenting stress, or finding purpose during life transitions. Cheryl supports clients who are exploring forgiveness, dealing with divorce or separation, or navigating midlife questions. Her aim is to help people become more confident and in control of the next steps they choose to take.
Approaches and online therapy options
Cheryl uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change and skills practice. One common approach is problem-focused work that identifies specific behaviors to change and builds new routines to reduce stress and anxiety. This helps when daily habits or avoidance make worry worse. Another approach emphasizes emotional processing and coping skills to manage intense feelings and impulsivity. That kind of work supports people facing relationship strain, social anxiety, or the fallout from separation.Finding the right method is part of the therapy process. Cheryl works collaboratively with each person to choose approaches that fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. She starts with the client’s priorities and adjusts techniques as progress is made, so the plan stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let clients share thoughts in shorter bursts or between scheduled sessions. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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