About Cheryl

Cheryl Pacione is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of clinical work in New York. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck by listening closely and offering practical next steps. Cheryl aims to build trust quickly so people can try new ways of coping and move toward clearer goals.

Her background includes long experience supporting people with anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, and ADHD. She also helps with career concerns, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.

Background and approach

Cheryl has worked with LGBTQ people and brings awareness of diverse relationship styles into sessions. Cheryl blends straightforward conversation with therapeutic methods that emphasize the person in front of her. She uses client-centered work to follow what matters most to each person.

Narrative and mindfulness tools help people notice patterns and try small experiments between sessions. Practical problem solving is part of her approach. Cheryl uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals.

She can also support employment-related concerns, drawing on her vocational counseling experience and knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sessions typically combine scheduled live meetings with message-based check-ins when useful. Cheryl works weekdays and some weekend hours in the Eastern Time zone.

She invites people to take the first step when they are ready to explore a clearer path forward.

How Cheryl's Approaches Work Online

Client-centered work means the conversation starts with what matters most to the person. The therapist follows the client's lead, listens deeply, and helps clarify goals or concerns in everyday terms. This approach is useful for people who want a space to be heard and understood.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts, bodily tension, and emotional reactions. These short practices help reduce rumination and improve focus, which can be helpful for anxiety, stress, and ADHD-related difficulties. Narrative therapy invites people to tell their story and then look for moments they want to change, useful when old patterns feel fixed.

Finding the right mix of approaches is collaborative. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods together, and adjust based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions are tailored to their needs and preferences.

Online work is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and styles. Video sessions allow a fuller conversation, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and messaging can be used for brief check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines while keeping a steady path toward goals.

Questions people ask

What concerns does Cheryl address?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and career-related stress.
What is Cheryl's therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using client-centered conversation plus narrative, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and try new coping strategies.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Cheryl has 25 years of experience working in mental health settings and independent practice.
Where is Cheryl licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York and practices from that location in the Eastern Time zone.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Cheryl offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to combine scheduled sessions with message-based follow-up.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cheryl?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

Experience
25 years
Licensed
New York
Languages
English

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