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Cherie Taylor

Cherie Taylor

Therapist · Virginia

Practical therapy for stress and life transitions

  • Anxiety and depression
  • Coping skills
  • Values-based work

About Cherie

Cherie Taylor is an LPC who uses practical, evidence-informed approaches to help people manage strong emotions and life strain. She focuses on everyday struggles like anxiety, depression, stress, and problems with self-esteem. Cherie also brings experience addressing addictions, bipolar mood concerns, grief, trauma, and challenges related to intimacy and relationships.

Her sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative. Cherie helps people notice unhelpful patterns, build concrete coping skills, and choose actions that match their values. She draws on methods that teach emotion regulation, clearer thinking, and healthier connection with others.

Over nine years of practice in Virginia inform her work with clients dealing with career stress, compassion fatigue, caregiving strain, and the fallout from family-of-origin issues. She also addresses problems that can arise after separation or divorce, and the complex overlap of mental health and substance use concerns.

Cherie uses several therapeutic approaches, including acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused thinking, client-centered skills, cognitive behavioral strategies, and dialectical behavior techniques. Sessions emphasize practical steps people can use between meetings to notice change and stay steady during transitions.

People who want to begin can expect a calm, nonjudgmental conversation about goals and next steps. The first contact includes a short matching questionnaire and scheduling based on the therapist's availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions. It focuses on clarifying values and taking small steps toward a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches strategies to test and reshape unhelpful thinking patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and daily life, then suggest strategies to try. Decisions about which methods to use are made together and can be adjusted as progress is tracked.

The original biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT skills to remote sessions so people can practice techniques between meetings and build routines that fit their everyday life.

Areas of focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTSelf esteemBipolar disorderDepressionAddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue
Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?

Cherie works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and caregiver or first responder strain.

What is her general therapeutic style?

She takes a collaborative, straightforward approach that focuses on skill-building, noticing patterns, and choosing actions that reflect a person's values.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience providing mental health support in Virginia and draws on that background when helping people manage life transitions and emotional challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

The therapist is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Virginia.

Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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