Cheryl Patterson, LMFT

Cheryl Patterson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Minnesota with four years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, relationship struggles, parenting concerns, and life transitions. Her work also covers sleep problems, low self-esteem, career questions, depression, and intimacy-related issues.

Cheryl draws on a background in nursing and hands-on recovery work. She previously worked in labor, delivery, postpartum and nursery as a registered nurse, and has experience in adult psychiatric settings. She spent three years at Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge and later ran a supervised recovery house for six residents.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. She uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the person's pace and priorities. Motivational Interviewing helps when people want to change behaviors like substance use. Narrative Therapy supports reworking the stories people tell themselves about their lives.

Sessions include conversations about values, communication, control issues, and family of origin patterns. Cheryl also addresses fertility and pregnancy-related concerns, postpartum depression, and midlife questions. She integrates spiritual perspectives into counseling when clients want that included.

Cheryl aims to help people talk through concrete problems and develop manageable steps forward. She works with individuals and couples on parenting, recovery, and relationship repair. People who prefer direct, practical discussion about behavior and next steps often find this style clear and straightforward.

How Cheryl uses client-focused methods in online sessions