About Cheryl
Cheryl Wharton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with three decades of experience helping people manage anxiety, stress, and relationship struggles. She focuses on practical steps that make daily life feel easier. Cheryl aims to help people move from simply surviving to living with more purpose and connection.
Her approach centers on listening carefully so clients feel heard and respected. She works to identify strengths, build resilience, and clarify meaningful goals.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize honest reflection, clearer communication, and realistic plans for change. Cheryl draws on a range of therapies to match what each person needs. She blends client-centered work with cognitive strategies and mindfulness tools.
The goal is to reduce overwhelming thoughts and increase coping skills that actually fit day-to-day life. She pays close attention to how relationships shape wellbeing. Many clients seek help for intimacy issues, communication problems, blended family concerns, and recovery after infidelity or separation.
Cheryl also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, addictions, and midlife transitions. People describe her focus as practical and compassionate; sessions aim to produce usable skills rather than abstract insight alone. She encourages small, steady steps that lead to better self-esteem and stronger relationships.
Her work is grounded in real-world experience and a commitment to helping people build more authentic lives.
Approaches that fit your life online
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The therapist offers a supportive space and follows the client's lead to identify strengths and goals. This approach helps when someone needs empathy and help finding their own direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, panic, and stress because it gives clear steps to practice between sessions.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, brings in skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved communication. It is helpful when emotions feel overwhelming or when relationship conflicts keep repeating.
Finding the right blend of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to choose approaches that match their needs, goals, and daily routines. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can support quick check-ins or ongoing reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or other commitments while keeping progress steady.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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