About Cheryl
Cheryl Martin is a licensed marriage and family therapist practicing in California. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, grief, or changes in relationships. Her manner is calm and direct, aimed at making the first step feel manageable for a worried parent reading on a phone.
Cheryl draws on 15 years of clinical experience and a long history in community mental health. She uses practical conversation and focused techniques to address depression, self-esteem concerns, compassion fatigue, and trauma-related issues.
Background and approach
Sessions are meant to be a place to talk things through and try small, useful changes. Her work blends client-centered listening with structured tools from cognitive behavioral approaches. She also brings emotionally-focused methods to help people untangle patterns in relationships and intimacy.
For trauma, she may use EMDR alongside other therapies when appropriate. People who want help with parenting strain, communication problems, divorce and separation, or life-purpose questions will find straightforward support. Cheryl aims to reduce isolation and build skills for coping with life transitions and setbacks.
She offers sessions in English and Tagalog and practices from California. The emphasis is on practical next steps, steady progress, and working at a pace that feels right for the client.
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Cheryl often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting what a person is feeling so they can make sense of their own experience. This method helps when someone needs a steady, accepting space to talk through anxiety, grief, or relationship worries.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a structured approach that looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and tests small changes. CBT is useful for managing anxiety, stress, and low mood by building concrete coping skills and clearer thinking.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That shared process helps shape sessions and keeps the focus practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people juggling busy schedules or family responsibilities. Video calls let a therapist and client work face to face; phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick reflections, written processing, or moments when typing feels easier than talking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Tagalog
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