- Compassionate listening
- Practical skills
- Individualized plans
About Cheryl
Cheryl Hopkins is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 40 years of experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, navigate relationship concerns, cope with grief, and address parenting and self-esteem troubles. Her tone is respectful and compassionate, and she aims to make the first step feel doable for someone under strain.
Cheryl adapts conversations and plans to each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach. She focuses on practical changes people can try between sessions and on skills that reduce overwhelm. Sessions are straightforward and centered on what the client wants to work on.
Her work often touches on issues related to adoption and foster care along with blended family concerns and caregiving stress. Cheryl also supports people dealing with communication problems, infidelity, addiction concerns, and complex feelings like guilt or shame. She uses approaches that encourage acceptance, emotional awareness, and clearer behavior choices.
Clients can expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and gentle reflection. Cheryl believes change starts with small steps and steady effort. She frames therapy as a partnership where the client’s goals guide the process.
As a California LMFT, Cheryl draws on decades of professional practice. Her style is calm, practical, and tuned to the realities of everyday life, helping people make progress they can notice week to week.
How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and choices around parenting or caregiving. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then testing small changes to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then decide together which methods to try. That collaborative process helps keep sessions relevant and practical.
The therapist’s profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and check in during a shorter break. It can also let people focus on skills practice and real-time problem solving in the context of their everyday routines. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT techniques for remote sessions so clients can learn tools and try them between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
40+ years
Credentials
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Cheryl commonly address?
Her work focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, parenting, and self-esteem. She also addresses issues connected to adoption and foster care and caregiving stress.
What is her general therapy style like?
She uses respectful, compassionate conversation and adapts plans to each person. Sessions combine talking, skill practice, and steps to try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 40 years of professional experience working with people on a wide range of life and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a California LMFT credential and practices from California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.