Cheri Doval, LCSW

Cheri Doval is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida. She brings 20 years of clinical experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions. Cheri focuses on building a strong working relationship first, then shaping therapy around each person's needs. Her work includes support for stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, life changes, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Cheri listens with care and directness. She uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. That means sessions may include skill practice, life coaching elements, and deeper processing depending on the issue. Clients can expect straightforward feedback and a focus on steps they can try between meetings.

Because many people bring both current stressors and past wounds, Cheri blends techniques to match the moment. Some meetings look at thoughts and behaviors and teach new ways to cope. Other times the work turns toward processing painful memories or building acceptance of difficult feelings.

Her background includes long-term clinical work and experience with trauma-related concerns, women's issues, adoption and foster care, and veteran-related challenges. Cheri emphasizes compassion and practical tools in equal measure. She helps people clarify values, find small changes that matter, and build resilience over time.

Sessions are guided by what each person needs that week. Cheri aims to make therapy understandable and doable for people juggling busy lives and multiple responsibilities.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small steps in that direction. Sessions often include exercises to notice thoughts without being driven by them and to commit to actions that match personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and uses concrete tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when practical strategies are needed. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is a trauma-focused method that can help process distressing memories and reduce their emotional charge when that work feels appropriate.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheri will collaborate with each person to decide which methods to try based on goals, preferences, and how someone responds in early sessions. That means treatment can shift over time as needs change.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to maintain regular visits, check in briefly between meetings, or use different tools during sessions like guided mindfulness or worksheet-based skills practice. Because formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet scheduling needs.