About Sherilyn
Sherilyn Cho is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Hawaii who focuses on practical support for stress and anxiety. She uses clear, gentle guidance to help people manage hard moments and find small ways to feel steadier. Sherilyn speaks plain language and aims to make therapy feel doable for busy lives.
She combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different responses.
Background and approach
Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are also part of her toolbox to build motivation and calm. Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings to reduce worry and improve daily functioning. Sherilyn has six years of clinical experience working in community and school-related settings.
That background shaped a practical style that emphasizes strengths and what’s already working. She aims to meet people where they are and move at a pace that fits each person’s needs. Typical concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, coping with life changes, family and parenting stress, substance and behavioral addictions, grief, trauma, and self-esteem struggles.
She also supports people dealing with ADHD, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and multicultural or identity-related questions. In sessions she listens without judgment, helps set clear goals, and offers simple exercises to try between meetings. Sherilyn works collaboratively to adjust strategies as progress is made.
Her approach is steady, practical, and focused on useful change.
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and supporting each person’s own goals, helping people feel heard and respected as they decide what to change. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches clear skills to reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices that can lower stress and help with daily triggers.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, try techniques together, and adjust methods based on what helps most. This means goals, pace, and tools are chosen together rather than imposed.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual connection matters. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit short updates or reflections into a busy day. These formats offer flexibility for scheduling, and allow continued work on anxiety, coping skills, and life changes without needing travel.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii
- Languages
- English
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