Cheryl Fraley
Experienced counselor focused on practical change
LMHC Florida
- Experience
- 25 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Cheryl
Cheryl Fraley is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor with 25 years of clinical experience who centers her work on practical, collaborative care. She uses cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and solution-focused techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts, build coping skills, and set attainable goals.
Background and approach
Her approach emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion while tailoring conversations and plans to each person’s circumstances. Cheryl has helped clients navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship and family concerns, as well as challenges related to parenting, intimacy, anger, and addictions.
She also brings experience addressing adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress, codependency, and other relational or developmental matters. Cheryl works with issues such as self-esteem, impulsivity, isolation, and compassion fatigue, adapting methods to match individual strengths and needs.
Clients can expect a therapist who values collaboration and practical steps toward change, and who recognizes the courage involved in seeking support. Cheryl designs treatment with attention to each person’s goals and preferences while drawing on a broad, evidence-informed toolkit.
Applying CBT and Client-Centered Methods Online
Cheryl commonly integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered techniques when working with remote clients. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to distress and teaching practical skills to change those patterns, which can be helpful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration, creating space for clients to explore feelings and priorities while the therapist helps guide the process.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Cheryl treats that choice as a collaborative decision. She will work with each person to clarify goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, adjusting methods and pacing to fit the individual’s needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Online sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexible options for those balancing work, family, or mobility constraints. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to practice skills between appointments, while allowing clients to select the mode of communication that best fits their schedule and comfort level.
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Experience
25+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English