Cheri Sinnott Springer
Compassionate social worker guiding practical change
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Cheri
Cheri Sinnott Springer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy struggles, and life transitions. She writes plainly and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Cheri uses short-term strategies as well as deeper conversations to address issues like parenting, addiction, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and workplace stress.
She works from Illinois and brings 15 years of clinical experience to her practice.
Background and approach
Cheri blends techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to create clear, doable plans. She teaches Introduction to Counseling and Introduction to Social Work at a community college and wrote the course text for that class. That teaching background informs her style - she explains ideas simply and models skills in-session.
Her professional roles have also included serving on the board of the National Association of Social Workers and instructing a Licensure Exam Preparation Class. Cheri received a Master of Social Work degree from Washington University in St. Louis and holds Illinois LCSW 149003655.
These experiences shape how she helps people find practical next steps and outside resources when needed. In sessions Cheri often focuses on communication strategies and building concrete coping tools. She encourages clients to try small experiments between meetings and then review what works.
The approach aims to make change feel manageable rather than overwhelming. Cheri emphasizes collaboration and clear goals. She talks through options with each person and adjusts methods based on what helps most over time.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce distress. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating difficulties, and stress-related problems.Solution-Focused Therapy focuses on building on what already works and setting small, concrete goals. This approach is practical for people who want short-term, action-oriented work and quick problem-solving steps.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheri collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is most helpful for the individual.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules or limited travel. These options let people choose how they want to connect and make it easier to fit regular sessions into daily life. Licensed professionals can use these formats to coach skills, review between-session experiments, and keep momentum between meetings.
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.
Solution-Focused Therapy
Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Hearing impaired
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
Next step
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