About Cheryl
Cheryl Crusse is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She practices in Florida and focuses on practical ways to cope when life feels overwhelming. Cheryl keeps language simple and aims to make sessions clear and grounded.
She draws on approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to tailor work to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
That might mean practicing new ways to handle intense emotions, learning how thoughts affect mood, or building skills to stay present. Cheryl also uses mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing where they fit the goal. Clients often come for help with grief, mood disorders, relationship and intimacy concerns, or struggles linked to career and life transitions.
She also supports people facing compassion fatigue, aging and geriatric issues, attachment and codependency concerns, and veteran-related challenges. Problems such as seasonal affective disorder, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and post-traumatic stress are within her focus areas. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
She helps people set realistic goals, learn concrete skills, and try small changes between sessions. Progress is measured in what people can do differently in daily life rather than jargon. Cheryl works with individuals who want steady, practical support to build resilience and find clearer direction.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered through video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
Evidence-based approaches for online healing
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It’s often useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It suits mood disorders, anxiety, and coping with stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication skills, which can help with intense emotions and relationship challenges.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with you about your goals and try methods that match your needs and preferences. Decisions about techniques are made together and can change as progress happens.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video is good for full conversations and skill practice, phone works when bandwidth is limited or you prefer audio only, live chat can be useful for focused check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English