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Online therapist

Cherish Krisciunas

Warm, practical therapy for relationships and family

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
12 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Cherish

Cherish Krisciunas is a licensed clinical social worker with 12 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, and family challenges. She brings a warm, respectful presence to sessions and focuses on practical changes that fit each person’s life. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, so clients set goals and move at a comfortable pace.

She uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs.

Background and approach

That can include acceptance and commitment work, emotion-focused tools, cognitive-behavioral strategies, and attachment-informed thinking. In sessions she listens first, then helps identify small steps that reduce overwhelm and improve communication. Cherish has worked with individuals, couples, and families facing big life transitions, grief and loss, caregiver stress, and repeated patterns that cause conflict.

She pays attention to relationship dynamics and to how past experiences influence present choices. People leave sessions with clearer plans and usable skills they can try between meetings. Her background includes navigating trauma and abuse, intimacy-related concerns, and issues around trust, abandonment, and infidelity.

She also supports people dealing with aging and end-of-life topics, hospice caregiving, and the complicated emotions that come with those roles. Sessions are offered in English from her Florida practice. Cherish combines practical tools, honest conversation, and steady support so people can feel more grounded and move forward with confidence.

Online approaches that fit family and relationship work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then move toward actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life changes where motivation and direction feel unclear. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns and how early bonds affect present connections; it helps with intimacy issues, trust, and family conflict. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns, which works well for anxiety, depression, and anger.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, history, and what feels most helpful. Together they test methods, adjust strategies, and build a plan that fits the client’s daily life and relationship needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide scheduling flexibility and easier access from home. These options make it simpler to keep continuity during busy weeks, to check in between longer sessions, and to use tools that suit different comfort levels. Licensed professionals aim to make care practical and reachable so clients can work on relationship and family concerns in ways that fit their routines.

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.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, anger, career stress, depression, compassion fatigue, and related concerns like abandonment and caregiver stress.
What is her therapy style like?
She practices in a client-centered, collaborative way. Sessions focus on listening first, then building practical steps using approaches such as CBT, EFT, ACT, and attachment-based ideas.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with individuals, couples, and families through transitions, loss, and relationship challenges.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Florida. Her credential reads FL LCSW SW14315.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
12 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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