About Cheryl
Cheryl Marrow helps people who are facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, and major life transitions. She is a licensed professional counselor and a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of clinical experience. Cheryl writes plainly and meets people where they are to work on practical steps forward.
Her approach focuses on improving communication and rebuilding trust in relationships. She uses talk-based work and structured tools to manage stress, anxiety, anger, and low self-esteem.
How Cheryl works
Cheryl also works with people dealing with separation, infidelity, or the effects of family-of-origin problems. Cheryl draws on several therapy styles in her sessions. She blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses.
She also uses emotionally focused and relationship-focused methods when the main issues involve intimacy, commitment, or blended family dynamics. Over time she has developed straightforward ways to handle addiction and codependency concerns. Sessions can include practical exercises, skill-building for emotional regulation, and focused conversations about boundaries and forgiveness.
Cheryl aims to leave people with tools they can use between sessions. She practices in the District of Columbia and works with people dealing with midlife questions, career stress, and the strain of military-related experiences. Cheryl emphasizes clear steps, shared planning, and steady progress toward goals.
Cheryl lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What Cheryl works with
The areas below are the ones Cheryl selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC, LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | District of Columbia |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people set their own goals. It’s useful when someone needs a steady, accepting space to sort through feelings and make decisions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions this looks like identifying unhelpful thoughts, practicing new responses, and using exercises between meetings to change patterns that feed anxiety or low self-esteem.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on feelings and attachment patterns in relationships. It helps people strengthen emotional connection and work through intimacy and trust issues during video or phone sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and comfort with different techniques. That choice can change over time as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use brief check-ins during a busy week. These options make it simpler to fit consistent sessions into daily life while still working toward clear goals.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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