Cheryl Scott, LMHC

Cheryl Scott helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship pain, or the lingering effects of past trauma. She also supports those struggling with low self-esteem, depression, family conflict, and questions around codependency or attachment. Cheryl presents herself plainly and directly while remaining respectful and nonjudgmental.

Cheryl is a Florida-licensed LMHC, with 25 years of clinical work. She uses clear, practical tools to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Sessions are focused on real-world skills that can be used between meetings.

Her style blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness practices, solution-focused techniques, and hypnotherapy when appropriate. Conversations move from understanding what keeps a problem going to testing small changes that make daily life easier.

Cheryl can include Christian beliefs and scripture in sessions when a client requests that perspective. If faith is not desired, she relies on straightforward, evidence-informed strategies instead. She describes her approach as honest rather than soft, and rooted in practical steps rather than vague reassurance.

People who come to Cheryl often want direct guidance and tools they can try right away. She emphasizes collaboration, clear goals, and short-term skill-building alongside deeper work on shame, forgiveness, and relationship patterns. Sessions aim to help people function better at home, at work, and in their relationships.

Practical Approaches for Online Care

Cheryl commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or depression and improve daily functioning. DBT adds emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills for people who struggle with intense feelings or relationship patterns.

She also uses mindfulness techniques to help ground attention and reduce reactivity, and may introduce brief hypnotherapy exercises to support relaxation and habit change when appropriate. Choosing an approach is collaborative - the therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, comfort level, and preferences, and may combine techniques across sessions to find what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth skill teaching and real-time interaction, phone can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat supports quick check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still working toward measurable change.