Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
How Cheryl works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- California
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cheryl
Cheryl Wharton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 30 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or worn down by stress, relationship pain, grief, addiction, or anger. Cheryl aims to create a welcoming place where people can be heard, understood, and treated with respect.
She offers straightforward support to identify strengths and tackle the issues getting in the way of a better life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps clients can take to manage mood, improve communication, and rebuild connection. Cheryl encourages small, steady changes that add up over time. Cheryl works from a holistic view that considers emotional, social, physical, and spiritual aspects of a person.
She draws on client-centered therapy to follow each person’s lead and build trust. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps uncover unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with more useful choices. She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness to teach skills for managing intense feelings and staying present.
The goal is to increase resilience and help people move toward clearer purpose and healthier relationships. Cheryl listens for what matters most to each person and tailors the work to those goals. Throughout her career she has supported people through divorce, blended family challenges, parenting strain, codependency, infidelity, and midlife transitions.
Her approach is direct but compassionate, aimed at helping people stop merely surviving and begin rebuilding a life they value.
What Cheryl works with
Everything Cheryl lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cheryl's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cheryl lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Cheryl uses client-centered therapy to make sure the work follows the person’s values and goals, offering a supportive space where clients are heard and respected. This approach helps when people feel uncertain about what they want or need to change.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, anger, or problematic coping. That method is useful for people who want structured tools to change patterns that cause distress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit best, adjusting the plan as needs and goals evolve. She listens to client preferences and balances skill teaching with emotional support.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase convenience and consistency. Video allows face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction, phone works well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can support ongoing practice between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy steady during busy weeks or life transitions.
Questions people ask about Cheryl
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns and life transitions.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm and direct. She follows a client-centered approach while using practical tools from CBT and DBT to build coping skills and improve communication.
How much experience does she bring?
She has three decades of professional counseling work, bringing both clinical and life experience to help people navigate change.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, CA LMFT, based in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.