Cheryl Breining
Calm practical support for everyday parenting challenges
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Cheryl
Cheryl Breining is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Florida. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, builds self-esteem, and supports those facing parenting challenges or major life changes. Her approachable style is calm and direct, aimed at creating a space where concerns can be talked through without judgment.
She focuses on practical steps clients can use right away. Conversations often include setting small goals, practicing new ways to handle stress, and finding clearer ways to communicate.
Background and approach
Cheryl emphasizes strengths and steady progress rather than quick fixes. Cheryl has three years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW. That background shapes how she blends problem-solving with emotional support.
She draws on evidence-based methods to guide sessions and tailors techniques to each person’s situation. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Cheryl listens first, then suggests simple strategies to try between meetings.
Parents and adults looking for tools to cope with daily pressure often find this approach useful. Her work includes attention to issues such as ADHD, control and impulsivity, relationship communication, and making meaning during midlife shifts. She also addresses concerns like divorce and separation, forgiveness, self-love, social anxiety, and women’s issues when they come up in sessions.
Cheryl aims to empower people to move toward clearer choices and steadier days.
Practical approaches for online family and parenting support
Cheryl uses evidence-based techniques that translate well to online work. One common approach focuses on teaching concrete coping skills for stress and anxiety, such as breathing exercises, activity planning, and step-by-step problem solving. These tools help when daily life feels overwhelming and a parent needs quick ways to reduce tension.Another approach emphasizes communication skills and small behavior changes. Sessions include practicing clearer ways to state needs, set limits, and respond to conflict with less reactivity. This helps people improve interactions and handle control or impulsivity concerns with more calm and clarity.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cheryl listens to what matters most, reviews what has or has not worked, and adjusts techniques to fit each person’s goals and preferences. She partners with clients to test strategies and refine them over time.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls provide face-to-face connection, phone sessions allow hands-free conversations, and live chat or text messaging makes brief check-ins and skill practice easier between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into parenting routines and daily schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English
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