About Cherina
Cherina Medina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, ADHD, and LGBT-related concerns. Cherina brings 15 years of experience and a direct, down-to-earth style. Sessions aim to feel like a real conversation that also teaches practical skills.
Cherina emphasizes safety and respect and listens first before suggesting steps forward. She uses straightforward tools to manage overwhelming thoughts and emotions. Humor and storytelling are often part of sessions when it fits the person’s style.
Background and approach
Her background includes work across schools, higher education, and community settings. That experience shaped skills in special education, individualized education plans, disability-related supports, and working with people with intellectual disabilities. Cherina also has experience supporting veterans and people with chronic health concerns.
Therapeutically, she draws on client-centered approaches to follow each person’s pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to name patterns, try small experiments, and build practical coping strategies. Sessions combine listening, skill teaching, and real-life problem solving.
Cherina identifies as non-binary and brings cultural awareness into her work. When invited, she incorporates personal traditions such as mindful storytelling and meditation into sessions. She tailors each plan to the person, balancing humor and seriousness as needed.
How Client-Centered and CBT Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s pace. The therapist offers empathy and reflection so the person can find their own solutions; this approach helps when someone needs acceptance and space to talk through life stressors.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings, and actions and tests small experiments to change unhelpful patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, ADHD-related coping, and for learning specific tools to manage symptoms.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, preferences, and what has helped before. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan over time so the work fits the person’s life and needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing skills practice, and scheduling that fits around work or caregiving commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California, Colorado
- Languages
- English