Cheryl Freimuth, LMHC

Cheryl Freimuth is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She has 25 years of counseling experience and brings a calm, practical approach to stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and depression.

Cheryl uses straightforward conversation and goal-focused work. She centers sessions on each person's needs and preferences. She helps clients name problems, try simple strategies, and notice what changes over time.

Her background includes many years in education. She taught high school anatomy and biology and later taught in a mental health program, including human sexuality. That mix of classroom and clinical work shaped a clear, down-to-earth style.

Cheryl draws on Client-Centered Therapy as a base, offering respect and support while clients find their own answers. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy tools to address thoughts, behaviors, and short-term goals.

Clients can expect practical skills, direct teaching, and steady encouragement. Cheryl emphasizes self-awareness and workable steps rather than long lectures. She frames the work as a partnership - walking alongside people as they make changes.

Her areas of focus extend to aging and geriatric concerns, cancer-related issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, divorce and separation, codependency, communication problems, and related life transitions. Sessions are offered in English and take place through online formats.

How Cheryl’s Approaches Work Online

Cheryl blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, respect, and helping people find their own answers, which works well for building trust and exploring values. CBT looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage panic, and lift depression.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set short-term, achievable goals and track small steps that lead to change. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Cheryl will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals, life situation, and preferences rather than using a single fixed plan.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit counseling into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when a camera isn’t wanted, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity and try different formats as needs change.