Cheryl Coney

Cheryl Coney is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience helping people face stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and major life shifts. She draws on a warm, interactive style to help clients sort feelings and set practical goals. Cheryl aims to create a respectful space where people can start to build confidence and try new behaviors.

She uses a blend of approaches chosen to fit each person. Cheryl often relies on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and DBT skills to manage strong emotions. She also emphasizes client-centered work and mindfulness to keep attention on what matters most to the individual.

Cheryl has worked in residential, inpatient, and outpatient settings and has experience with issues such as OCD, ADHD, grief, compassion fatigue, and relationship strain. Her background includes a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Slippery Rock University and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University.

Her sessions focus on helping people define what success looks like for them and take concrete steps toward those goals. Cheryl encourages clients to examine patterns, try new responses, and strengthen their coping skills. She values collaboration and adjusts plans based on each person’s needs.

People who want a direct but compassionate approach may find her style encouraging. She works from Virginia and conducts sessions in English, guiding clients through change with practical steps and steady support.

How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and tailoring conversations to what the client needs most. It helps people clarify goals and feel heard while they decide on next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try concrete experiments to shift unhelpful patterns. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for managing strong emotions and improving day-to-day functioning, such as distress tolerance and emotion regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cheryl will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, preferences, and the problems they bring. She adapts tools from these approaches so clients can test what works and adjust over time.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a break, or make it simpler to keep regular appointments. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in remote sessions, and Cheryl will help you decide how to structure meetings so therapy fits your routine and goals.