About Cheryl
Cheryl Bauer is a licensed clinical social worker in Indiana with seven years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, cope with addictions, process trauma and abuse, and work through grief and loss. Cheryl aims for straightforward, respectful care that meets each person where they are.
Cheryl uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to individual concerns. Sessions are shaped around what matters most to the client, whether that is easing panic, reducing cravings, or making sense of painful memories.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how attachment, abandonment, and communication patterns show up in daily life. Clients also bring issues like guilt, shame, impulsivity, workplace strain, or feelings of isolation. Cheryl helps people name those patterns and practice different ways of responding.
She supports exploration of values, life purpose, and building more self-compassion. She works in plain language and keeps conversations direct and practical. The focus is on small changes that improve day-to-day functioning and mood.
Cheryl encourages curiosity about thoughts and behaviors rather than judgment. Her approach also includes attention to forgiveness, control issues, and relationship dynamics as they affect wellbeing. Cheryl will adapt the pace and tools used based on what a person needs at the time.
The goal is steady progress toward clearer goals and better coping skills.
Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Care
Cheryl uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One approach emphasizes learning new coping skills to manage anxiety and stress, such as paced breathing, grounding techniques, and step-by-step behavior change. These tools can reduce intense symptoms and help people feel more in control.Another approach centers on processing trauma and loss through gradual exposure and narrative work. This helps people make sense of painful events, reduce their emotional charge, and rebuild daily routines. A third strand of work targets addictive behaviors by identifying triggers, building alternative responses, and strengthening relapse prevention steps.
Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will discuss options, ask about goals and preferences, and adapt methods as progress unfolds. The decision is collaborative and may shift over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied needs. Video is useful for longer therapeutic work and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be simpler on low bandwidth or during a break at work. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, homework support, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions.
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- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Indiana
- Languages
- English