Cheryl Coney, LPC

Cheryl Coney is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 15 years of experience supporting people through mood, behavior, and life-change struggles. She focuses on practical steps that help people feel steadier and make clearer choices. Cheryl aims to help clients define what success looks like for them and begin moving toward it.

She brings a warm, interactive style to sessions. Cheryl listens without judgment and offers steady encouragement so clients can talk through difficult feelings. Her approach combines client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.

Cheryl has worked in residential, inpatient, and outpatient settings and has experience with depression, anxiety, addictions, OCD, ADHD, grief, and career stress. She also supports people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. In conversations she helps people notice patterns, test new behaviors, and build confidence in small steps.

Her education includes a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Slippery Rock University and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University. Cheryl emphasizes collaboration and asks clients to shape the goals and pace of therapy. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and priorities.

Cheryl encourages realistic progress and steady practice. She focuses on skills that help with emotional regulation, coping with change, and reducing behaviors that undermine wellbeing. Her aim is to help people leave therapy with clearer perspectives and more useful tools.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Client-centered therapy is about listening and shaping the work around each person’s goals. It focuses on understanding where someone is and working at their pace to build trust and clarity. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and habits and teaches practical skills to change them; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and behavior change. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping through mindful awareness and emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they adjust techniques and pace so the work fits the individual rather than forcing a single method.

Confirm session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a quick session is needed. It can also let someone choose a quieter time of day or avoid the need to be on camera for parts of a session. Ask about available formats when scheduling so sessions match your needs and daily routine.