About Cheryl
Cheryl Scopinich is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 19 years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, relationship challenges, addiction concerns, and grief. Cheryl also helps with parenting strain, career issues, anger, low self-esteem, and intimacy questions.
Cheryl aims to create a calm, straightforward space where people can talk through what feels hard. Sessions focus on building practical skills and making small, manageable changes.
How Cheryl works
She prefers a collaborative style that honors each person's pace and priorities. Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and commit to meaningful actions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Client-Centered Therapy guides the process with warmth and active listening. Cheryl also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people facing change and ambivalence.
Narrative Therapy helps people reframe their stories and see new possibilities. These approaches are blended to match the problem at hand and the person's preferences. People who come to Cheryl leave with clear tools to manage symptoms and handle transitions.
She pays attention to practical steps for coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, adoption and attachment concerns, and trauma recovery. The focus is on steady progress and workable strategies.
Cheryl lists 6 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- 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
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care and practical change
Cheryl blends approaches that focus on values, thinking patterns, and the clients own goals. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and then take steps that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches tools to change patterns that cause distress. Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and empathy so people feel heard and can explore solutions at their own pace.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasnt helped before. She adapts methods as needed so the plan fits the problem and the person.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversation and teaching skills that benefit from visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, problem-solving between sessions, or when writing is more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, caregiving schedules, or when travel is difficult.
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