Cheryl Fraley, LMHC

Cheryl Fraley is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of professional experience. She works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, anger, relationship strain, grief, and parenting challenges. Her practice also addresses trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, depression, and life transitions.

Cheryl uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. She adapts the pacing and topics of sessions based on what the client brings in. Expect practical discussion about reactions, patterns, and what changes might be realistic to try between meetings.

Her approach draws on Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the client's goals and perspective. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to notice thinking patterns that feed difficult feelings. Motivational Interviewing is part of her process when people want help with change and decision-making.

Cheryl has worked across settings for many years, helping people with problems that come from family roles, caregiving stress, and complex life events. She also supports people dealing with attachment or adoption-related concerns, codependency, and communication problems. She pays attention to impulsivity, isolation, and other practical obstacles to daily functioning.

Conversations in sessions are meant to be direct and useful. Cheryl invites clients to name specific goals and then tries simple, manageable steps toward them. If you want to address anger, she can help examine what triggers it and what responses help reduce its harm.

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