Cheri Doval, LCSW - Therapist in Florida

About Cheri

Cheri Doval is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of professional experience. She builds therapy around a trusting relationship and clear goals. Cheri listens closely and creates a calm, straightforward space where people can talk about hard things.

She practices in Florida and offers sessions in English. Cheri blends practical therapies to match each person's needs. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness practices.

Background and approach

Sessions often focus on coping skills, changing unhelpful thoughts, processing trauma, and practicing acceptance and present-moment awareness. People come to Cheri for help with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, anger, and life changes. She also works with issues such as addiction, relationship and intimacy concerns, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem.

Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, divorce and separation, domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, veteran and armed forces issues, and women's issues. Her style is warm, attentive, and down-to-earth. Cheri aims to make therapy feel like a practical partnership.

She explains options plainly and checks in about what is or isn’t working as treatment progresses. Sessions are offered online in a range of formats. Cheri uses her clinical training alongside years of life experience to help clients move forward at a manageable pace.

How Cheri’s Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building trust. The therapist follows the client’s pace, reflects what she hears, and supports people as they find their own solutions. This approach helps when someone needs acceptance and clear, steady support.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. In online sessions Cheri uses CBT to teach practical skills for coping with anxiety, depression, and stress. Exercises and short practices are often assigned to try between meetings.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, helps process traumatic memories by pairing focused attention with guided techniques. When appropriate, Cheri can use EMDR to reduce the intensity of past trauma and lessen its impact on daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheri will help figure out which methods fit best based on needs, goals, and personal preference. She treats that choice as a collaborative decision and adjusts the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue care from different locations. The variety of formats also lets people choose how they communicate when working through sensitive topics.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can I bring to sessions?

Cheri works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anger, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on adoption and foster care, divorce and separation, domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, veteran and armed forces issues, and women's issues.

What is her therapy style like?

The approach is warm, attentive, and practical. Cheri listens closely, sets collaborative goals, and uses clear tools you can practice between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She brings 20 years of professional experience as a licensed clinician to her work. That background guides treatment choices and helps tailor care to each situation.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, credential FL LCSW SW7962, and practices in Florida.

Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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