How Cheri works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Cheri
Cheri Doval is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience. She focuses on building a strong working relationship first. That connection helps people feel heard before any specific strategies are introduced.
Cheri practices from Florida and offers sessions in English, including to international clients. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, and life changes. Cheri also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related issues, and relationship and family concerns.
Background and approach
Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, divorce and separation, domestic violence, veteran and armed forces issues, and sexual assault and abuse. Her approach blends several methods so she can match the work to each person's needs. Techniques may include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Client-Centered Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy.
Sessions tend to be practical and grounded in what a person is facing right now. Cheri aims to listen carefully and respond with sensitivity and energy. She encourages clients to set clear goals and try small, manageable steps between meetings.
Over time those steps add up and help people regain steadiness in daily life. People who choose her often want a therapist who combines clinical experience with real-world perspective. Cheri frames therapy as a collaborative effort where the client’s priorities guide the plan.
What Cheri works with
Everything Cheri lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Cheri's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
Approaches Cheri lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches fit into online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change patterns that contribute to depression, anxiety, and anger. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, known as EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that helps people process distressing memories and reduce their intensity.Cheri treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She listens to each person’s goals and preferences and then suggests methods that may fit. Over several sessions she and the client check what helps and adjust the plan together rather than sticking to a single method from the start.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people use face-to-face interaction from wherever they are. Phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to share brief updates between longer meetings and can fit into busy days. These options help clients keep continuity in their work while fitting sessions to daily life.
Questions people ask about Cheri
What concerns does she address?
Cheri works with stress, anxiety, anger, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, and relationship and family concerns among other issues.
What is her general therapy style?
She builds a strong rapport first and then uses a mix of approaches to match the client's needs, keeping sessions practical and focused on real-life steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 20 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker and draws on both professional training and life experience.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and provides services from that location.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she can work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription 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 schedule sessions based on therapist availability.