Therapist profile
Cheryl Wharton, LMFT
California
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Relationships and Anger
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- CredentialsLMFT
- LicenseLMFT, California / 39140
- NPI1629261300
- Experience30 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationCalifornia
About
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Communication skills
About Cheryl
Cheryl Wharton is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 30 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, anger, grief, addictions, and life changes. Cheryl helps people who are struggling with intimacy issues, parenting strains, low self-esteem, and the ripple effects of trauma and loss.
Cheryl draws on practical, relationship-focused work to help people notice patterns that keep them stuck. She listens and helps clients name strengths and steps they can take. Sessions focus on clearer communication, problem-solving, and building coping skills that fit daily life.
Her approach is informed by client-centered principles and evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior strategies. She also uses existential and mindfulness ideas to help people reflect on values, purpose, and moment-to-moment responses. That mix supports both short-term symptom relief and longer-term change.
Cheryl describes therapy as collaborative. She asks about goals, then helps people try different tools and notice what works. Practical homework and skill practice are common parts of the work when they help meet a goal.
Clients can expect straightforward conversation about relationship patterns, anger, grief, and coping. Cheryl emphasizes building resilience and clearer communication so people can handle daily stressors with more control and choice.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions work
Cheryl commonly uses client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in her practice. Client-centered work focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can clarify goals and strengths. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors to reduce unhelpful patterns and ease symptoms like anxiety or anger. DBT provides skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer interpersonal behavior when reactions escalate.Finding the right approach is a joint process. Cheryl will discuss goals and preferences, try methods that fit those priorities, and adjust as needed. The client and therapist decide together which tools and pacing feel most useful for managing anger, improving relationships, or handling life changes.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm available meeting types during the sign-up steps before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let someone continue consistent support across life changes without extra travel. Licensed professionals use the same clinical techniques in online meetings as in person, and Cheryl adapts exercises and skill practice so they work in a virtual setting.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, anger, grief, addictions, parenting, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical, using client-centered listening plus CBT, DBT, existential, and mindfulness approaches as fits the person's goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has been counseling for about 30 years and has long experience supporting people with relationship, mood, and coping concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a California Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (CA LMFT) practicing in California.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here; the sign-up flow will show available ways to meet.
How does cost and payment work?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.