About Cheryl
Cheryl Fraley is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 25 years of experience. She focuses on practical support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, and life changes. Cheryl aims to make first steps feel manageable and normal.
She uses a conversational, client-centered style. Sessions begin with the concerns you bring. Cheryl listens, reflects, and helps you set small, reachable goals.
She adapts the pace and focus to fit each person's situation.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ideas are part of her work when helpful. That means identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to see what changes. Solution-focused techniques help people spot strengths and build on what already works.
Motivational Interviewing is used when people feel stuck or unsure about change. Cheryl helps clarify motivation and break big tasks into doable steps. She also draws on years of experience supporting those coping with trauma, grief, parenting stresses, and relationship problems.
Her practice pays attention to practical everyday needs. Conversations often include skill-building for managing anger, improving communication, and handling caregiver stress. Cheryl explains options simply and helps plan the next small action.
People come for help with anxiety, depression, ADHD-related struggles, addictions, and boundaries. She also supports those facing adoption or blended-family challenges. The aim is steady, realistic progress rather than quick fixes.
How Cheryl’s approach works online
Cheryl combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people who are feeling anxious or overwhelmed. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and meeting you where you are so you can raise what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and tries practical changes to see what helps.She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what they want and build small steps toward change when motivation is low. Choosing an approach is collaborative - Cheryl will talk with you about goals, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you learn what works best together.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care flexible. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited or you prefer no camera, live chat fits short check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 25 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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