About Cheryl
Cheryl Simmons is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in California with 17 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety while also guiding them through grief and major life changes. Her style is direct and compassionate, with an emphasis on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
Cheryl uses solution-focused ideas to help people identify small, achievable changes. Sessions often center on clear goals and skills that reduce overwhelm.
Background and approach
She helps clients notice what works, adjust strategies, and build steady routines for coping. Her background includes substantial work with career strain and compassion fatigue. She supports people dealing with emotional burnout, job-related stress, and the ripple effects these issues have on daily life.
Cheryl also helps clients sort through relationship stress and conflict that often accompanies change. In therapy she blends short-term problem solving with longer-term skill building. Conversations are practical and goal oriented.
Cheryl encourages homework that fits each person’s life, such as simple breathing practices, planning steps, or communication strategies to try between sessions. Cheryl offers sessions in English and provides several online formats, which can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. She asks new clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability.
Approaches for anxiety and change in online therapy
Cheryl draws on evidence-based, solution-focused techniques that help people break problems into manageable steps. This approach identifies clear goals, highlights strengths, and selects small actions clients can try between sessions to reduce anxiety and build momentum.She also uses practical coping skills training to address stress and emotional burnout. That often includes simple breathing and grounding practices, routines to support sleep and energy, and communication strategies to reduce conflict at work or home. These tools aim to reduce daily overwhelm and improve functioning over time.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review concerns, try techniques, and adjust plans based on what feels most helpful. Cheryl supports people in naming priorities and choosing methods that fit their goals and day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexible options for different needs. Video works well for full conversations and visual cues. Phone calls can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Messaging and live chat let clients share updates or get support between longer sessions. These formats help people fit therapy into busy schedules and keep progress moving forward.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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