About Cheryl
Cheryl Salas is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Michigan who brings 18 years of professional experience to her work. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, self-esteem problems, and issues around intimacy and eating. Cheryl aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where people feel heard and valued.
Cheryl uses straightforward, interactive sessions that focus on practical change. She listens closely and adjusts the pace to match each person's comfort and readiness.
How Cheryl works
Conversations are tailored to address things like communication problems, commitment worries, body image, and feelings of emptiness. Her background includes work in both inpatient and outpatient settings over nearly two decades. That experience informs how she supports people through career transitions, divorce recovery, and the emotional fallout from guilt, shame, or isolation.
Cheryl also has experience helping people with forgiveness and reconnecting to a sense of life purpose. In sessions she blends several evidence-based techniques into an eclectic approach. She may use cognitive-style strategies, family of origin perspectives, and empathic listening to help clients identify patterns and try new behaviors.
The work aims to improve day-to-day coping, strengthen communication, and rebuild self-love. Cheryl encourages those ready to make changes to reach out. She offers direct, warm guidance while helping people set realistic goals and practice new ways of living and relating.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 18 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How Cheryl Brings Evidence-Based Work Online
Cheryl draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help people change thoughts and behaviors and understand patterns from their past. Cognitive-style approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new ways of thinking to reduce anxiety, depression, and self-criticism. Family of origin perspectives look at early relationship patterns and how they influence current communication, boundary, and intimacy struggles, helping people notice repeated dynamics and try different responses.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and comfort level, adjusting strategies over time based on what proves helpful. This collaborative process keeps pace with the client's needs and preferences rather than imposing a single method.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or video is not preferred, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging is useful for ongoing reflection or quick support between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varying day-to-day demands.
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