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Cheri Doval, LCSW
Florida
LCSW - Anxiety and Trauma focus
See online therapy options- CBT and ACT methods
- Trauma informed care
- Practical skill building
About Cheri
Cheri Doval is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 20 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and relationship and intimacy-related issues. Cheri also addresses concerns like addiction, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.
She draws on several therapeutic approaches rather than a single method. Cheri uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to look at unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), client-centered techniques, mindfulness, and trauma-focused work when it fits the issue.
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps. Cheri listens, asks clarifying questions, and helps people try different ways of responding to difficult feelings and situations. She often mixes techniques from different approaches to match the problem at hand.
Cheri brings two decades of professional experience combined with long personal experience that informs her perspective. She will work with a person to identify short-term goals and practical skills to move forward. The emphasis is on concrete strategies people can use between sessions.
She offers services from Florida and supports English-speaking clients, including those located outside the United States. Before booking, confirm the current session options so you know how meetings will be scheduled and delivered.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Online work can include short exercises, thought records, and behavioral experiments that people do between sessions to test new responses. ACT helps people notice difficult feelings and commit to values-based actions; in remote sessions this often means brief in-session practices and small, doable steps to try during the week. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and reflection to help people clarify their own goals and solutions, so the therapist follows the client's lead and checks in about what feels useful.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Cheri will discuss the options, try methods that fit the client's goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. The decision about which approaches to use evolves with progress and preference rather than being fixed at the start.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life - for example shorter check-ins during a lunch break or sessions without needing travel time. It can also allow focused homework tasks to be reviewed together and practical skills to be practiced in everyday settings, which many people find helpful when using CBT, ACT, or client-centered methods.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
Cheri works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and related issues like addiction and anger.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to try concrete alternatives. CBT is one tool she combines with other approaches depending on the issue.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of experience as a clinician and draws on long professional practice and personal experience to inform her work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from Florida.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings are scheduled and delivered.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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