- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- Life purpose work
About Cheryl
Cheryl Breining is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with three years of professional experience. She focuses on stress and anxiety, parenting concerns, motivation, self-esteem, and coping with life changes including ADHD and midlife shifts. Cheryl writes that she helps people take first steps toward change and toward clearer direction when things feel uncertain.
She aims to create an open environment where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings without judgment. Sessions emphasize practical conversation and steady pacing rather than abstract theory. Cheryl concentrates on small, actionable steps clients can try between meetings to test what helps.
Her work often centers on everyday problems like struggling with confidence, sudden life transitions, communication difficulties, and impulsive behaviors. She also supports people navigating divorce or separation, control issues, and questions about life purpose. These topics are handled in straightforward terms and with attention to what matters day to day.
Cheryl uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts approaches to each person's circumstances. She encourages clients to identify manageable goals and to notice what changes when different strategies are used. Progress is treated as a sequence of experiments, not as a single instant fix.
Sessions are conducted in English and follow the tools and methods Cheryl finds most practical for each person. Before scheduling a first session, readers should confirm current session format options and how the subscription and scheduling process works.
How evidence-based methods translate to online sessions
Cheryl draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide work on stress, anxiety, and life changes. One common method focuses on building practical coping skills to manage anxiety and impulsivity, teaching specific strategies clients can use during stressful moments. Another approach emphasizes behavioral experiments and goal-focused tasks that test new ways of handling communication problems, control issues, or parenting challenges.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Cheryl works together with each person to identify which techniques fit their needs and goals, then adjusts pace and focus based on what shows measurable benefit. This collaborative method helps clarify what feels useful and what should change.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules require it. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and between-session tasks to online meetings so progress continues even when in-person meetings are not feasible.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Cheryl focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, ADHD, and coping with life changes including midlife transitions and divorce or separation.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
Her approach is practical and conversational, focusing on small experiments and actionable steps to try between sessions. She adjusts methods based on what helps each person in everyday life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional work experience as a clinician supporting the issues listed above.
What credential and location are listed for this clinician?
She is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (FL LCSW) practicing from Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.