About Cheryl
Cheryl Slaight is a licensed social worker with 24 years of helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and anger. She emphasizes straightforward support and practical steps. Cheryl aims to make it easier to talk about hard things without feeling judged.
She uses approaches that focus on the person and their goals. That means sessions begin with listening closely to what matters to the individual. From there she works together with the person to set small, manageable steps toward feeling better.
Background and approach
Cheryl draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses mindfulness strategies to build calm and reduce reactivity. Solution-focused tools help people find immediate ways to cope between sessions.
Across 24 years she has worked with people confronting trauma, losses, chronic illness and relationship challenges. She brings experience supporting those dealing with isolation, guilt, and questions about life purpose. Her background includes helping people cope after natural or human-caused disasters and assisting veterans and first responders.
Cheryl practices in Michigan and conducts sessions in English. She offers phone sessions, video calls, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a session based on availability.
Approaches that translate to online support
Client-centered therapy focuses on the individual's experience and priorities. The therapist listens without judgment and helps shape goals based on what matters most to the person, which suits issues like anxiety and self-esteem. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical alternatives to change feelings and behavior; it can be useful for stress, mood concerns, and anxiety. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and build calm during stressful moments.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss what feels most helpful and may try different methods to see what fits best. Goals, preferences, and daily life all guide which tools are used and how sessions are structured.
Online formats offer flexibility for different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief updates, coping reminders, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, health, and caregiving demands.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Anger management
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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