About Cheryl
Dr. Cheryl Mims is a licensed clinical social worker in California. She brings four decades of experience to sessions and focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and grief.
Her style is calm and straightforward. She invites people to talk about difficult feelings without judgment. She creates a warm space where clients can sort out what feels most urgent.
Conversations focus on clear goals and steps that feel doable.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns in mood, relationships, and daily life that make problems harder to manage. Dr. Mims uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs.
She draws on client-centered work to follow the person’s lead. She includes cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and try new reactions. Sessions also address relationship and intimacy concerns, communication problems, and the fallout from trauma and abuse.
Dr. Mims helps people handle panic attacks, social anxiety, and life transitions with concrete tools and steady support. She also offers guidance around ADHD-related struggles and mood disorders that affect daily functioning.
Veterans and people with military backgrounds are listed among focused areas when relevant to an individual’s story. Practical matters such as pacing, homework, and short-term goals are part of her work. The aim is to help people build coping skills and clearer routines so they can feel more in control of day-to-day life.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the person’s concerns and pace. The therapist listens closely and helps people find their own solutions. This approach is useful when someone needs a space to sort through feelings and make choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to change habits that worsen mood or anxiety. CBT is often used for panic attacks, social anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps identify and shift emotional patterns that affect close relationships and intimacy. It can be helpful when communication problems or trust issues are part of the struggle.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Dr. Mims will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. The plan can change over time as progress is made or priorities shift.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people read tone and body language, while phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier on a busy day. Live chat or text-based messaging works well for brief check-ins, written reflections, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family life while keeping the focus on useful, real-world change.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 40 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English