About Cheryl
Cheryl Coney is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, stress, depression, and life changes. She works in Virginia and brings a warm, interactive style to sessions. Cheryl focuses on practical steps clients can use right away to feel steadier.
She uses a client-centered approach that keeps the person’s goals front and center. Cheryl also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Background and approach
Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices appear in her work when emotion regulation and coping skills are needed. Cheryl has supported people coping with addictions, obsessive thoughts and compulsions, ADHD, personality concerns, and self-harm urges. She has experience across residential, inpatient, and outpatient settings, and she aims to translate that experience into useful strategies for everyday life.
Sessions emphasize building confidence and testing different perspectives. Her style is encouraging and straightforward. Cheryl avoids stigmatizing labels and treats people with respect and sensitivity.
She asks for client input when setting goals so the plan fits each person’s situation. People who want direct skills, clear goals, and a compassionate ally may find her approach helpful. Cheryl focuses on small, manageable changes that add up over time.
She invites clients to explore their feelings and try new behaviors to improve quality of life.
How core approaches shape online work
Client-centered therapy centers the person’s goals and lived experience. The therapist listens closely, asks about what matters most, and helps shape a plan that fits a client's life. This approach is useful when someone wants a therapy path that respects their priorities.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers clear, step-by-step tools to change upsetting thought patterns and reduce anxious or depressive symptoms. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life transitions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. It is helpful when strong emotions, impulsive behaviors, or relationship conflicts make daily life harder. Skills practice and real-world application are emphasized.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That discussion can change over time as needs and priorities evolve.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction when longer work is needed, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep progress steady.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Virginia
- Languages
- English
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