Dr. Cheryl Mansfield
Compassionate clinician blending practical strategies and empathy
LICSW, LCSW Virginia
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Cheryl
Dr. Cheryl Mansfield is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Virginia with more than 20 years of experience in mental health.
Background and approach
She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and a range of related life challenges. Dr.
Mansfield helps clients explore sources of distress, increase awareness of how those stressors affect thinking and behavior, and develop practical coping strategies to reduce emotional intensity. Her approach blends evidence-based methods to tailor care to each person's needs.
She emphasizes a strength-based outlook and draws on cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered and solution-focused strategies to promote lasting change. With experience in outpatient, hospital, and military settings, she aims to collaborate with clients to identify obstacles and craft realistic, sustainable skills for moving forward.
Dr. Mansfield strives to create a warm, welcoming therapeutic space where people can share their thoughts and feelings and work toward clearer goals.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Dr. Mansfield commonly uses cognitive behavioral methods and client-centered listening when working with online clients. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and problematic responses to stress. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and supporting a person's own capacity to explore feelings and make choices that fit their values.She also incorporates mindfulness-based strategies to help people ground attention, reduce reactivity, and build awareness of body and mind in the moment. Together these approaches allow for both skill-building and reflective work, and she will collaborate with each person to determine what combination best fits their concerns, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing a single method from the start.
Online therapy with this practice is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. These options make it easier to arrange therapy around work, caregiving, or other commitments and allow ongoing access to licensed professionals from different locations. Clients can choose the formats that suit their needs and adapt the plan as therapy progresses.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Virginia, District of Columbia
Languages
English