Cheryl Miller Tivitt, LCSW

Cheryl Miller Tivitt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Kentucky. She brings 28 years of experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, stress, and life changes. Cheryl aims to make starting therapy a simple step for those who are worried or unsure.

She works in outpatient, community, and online settings, so she is familiar with different ways people prefer to meet. Cheryl uses straightforward conversation to identify practical goals and steps that fit each person's life. Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while keeping the work focused on day-to-day needs.

Cheryl often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also helps with motivation, self-esteem, sleep problems, grief, parenting challenges, career stress, and coping after trauma. Her practice includes attention to mood disorders, ADHD, seasonal affective disorder, and issues common to women and young adults.

Sessions may address caregiver stress, concerns related to veterans and armed forces, anger, and compassion fatigue. Cheryl adapts conversations and strategies to the goals a person brings to therapy. She supports people who want to return to therapy as well as those taking their first step.

To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules sessions according to therapist availability. Cheryl aims to keep therapy manageable and practical so progress fits into a busy life.

How CBT and Online Sessions Work Together

Cheryl often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT helps people break patterns that feed anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and low motivation by practicing new ways of thinking and acting in daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust plans when needed. She treats the process as a collaboration so techniques fit personal preferences and real-world schedules.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well when visual interaction helps the conversation. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging can support shorter check-ins, written reflections, or flexible communication between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and daily life while still using CBT tools and practical strategies.