About Cheryl
Cheryl Velasquez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina. She uses a warm, collaborative style to help people facing depression, self-esteem struggles, career concerns, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. Cheryl speaks English and Spanish and brings five years of clinical experience to her work.
Cheryl draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people build practical coping skills. Sessions focus on problem solving, stress management, and small behavior changes that lead to better day-to-day functioning.
How Cheryl works
She often uses psychoeducation and mindfulness strategies to support clients as they practice new skills. Her background includes work in acute psychiatric hospitals, outpatient therapy programs, school-based mental health, and community mental health organizations. Those roles included both direct clinical work and leadership as a team lead.
That variety shaped her ability to tailor support to each person’s needs. Cheryl has experience supporting people across the lifespan, and she often helps adults dealing with anxiety, depression, life transitions, and low self-worth. She also addresses caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, body image, and multicultural issues.
Her approach centers on listening first, then developing goals together. Outside of therapy, Cheryl enjoys walking outdoors, learning about different cultures, and spending time with animals, especially cats. She views therapy as a partnership and aims to help people feel heard, less overwhelmed, and more able to move forward.
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.
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Cheryl uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She often employs cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, try different behaviors, and test what actually helps with anxiety or depression. She also incorporates mindfulness-based strategies that teach simple breathing and attention practices to reduce stress and improve day-to-day focus.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She works with each person to set clear goals, tries out techniques together, and adjusts methods based on what feels most helpful. The emphasis is on practical tools that fit a person's life and preferences rather than one fixed method.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for many people. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can help maintain momentum between sessions and support quick skill practice. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep continuity of care across different settings.
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