About Cheryl
Cheryl Scopinich is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addiction, grief, trauma, and relationship struggles. She brings 19 years of experience to the work and aims to make the first steps toward change feel less overwhelming. Cheryl focuses on building a comfortable, respectful connection.
Sessions emphasize practical tools and clear goals. She works with straightforward language so people can use what they learn right away.
Background and approach
Her approach combines several methods to match a person's needs. Cheryl uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values even when feelings are hard.
She often includes client-centered listening and narrative elements that let people tell their story and find new meaning. Motivational interviewing is used when change feels stalled or uncertain, helping people find their own reasons to move forward. Cheryl practices in Pennsylvania and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for licensed clinical social worker.
Sessions are offered in English and are suited for people facing life transitions, parenting concerns, career stress, body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness, grief, and related issues.
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that move a person toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical steps to change patterns that cause distress. Client-centered therapy centers on listening and understanding, giving people space to tell their story while the therapist follows their pace and priorities.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cheryl will work together with each person to identify goals and try methods that match those goals. She adjusts strategies based on feedback so the plan fits current needs and preferences rather than a fixed step-by-step script.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people read facial cues and talk in real time, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text-based messaging work well for short check-ins, journaling between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 19 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English