Cheryl Hopkins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 40 years of professional experience. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, navigate relationship struggles, cope with grief, and address parenting concerns. Cheryl emphasizes treating each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion as they take steps toward a more fulfilling life.
Cheryl shapes conversations and plans to fit each person's needs rather than using one fixed method. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to guide sessions in practical ways. Sessions often focus on clear skills, values-based choices, and repairing connection in relationships.
Her work also encompasses self esteem concerns and a wide range of family-related issues, including adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, caregiving strain, and divorce or separation. Cheryl supports people dealing with addiction, domestic violence aftermath, guilt, shame, jealousy, and isolation among other challenges.
Over four decades in California practice has given her experience with many life stages and stresses. She aims to meet people where they are and help them find tools that fit their daily routines. Conversations are collaborative, grounded, and directed toward real change.
Cheryl encourages taking small, manageable steps toward goals. She focuses on helping people build skills that they can use between sessions. Her approach is patient, practical, and tailored to each person’s situation.
How Cheryl’s Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It focuses on actions you can start doing today to live in line with what you care about, which can reduce stress and improve self esteem.
Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental conversation where the therapist follows the person's lead. That approach helps people feel heard and clarifies their own goals before trying new behaviors.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they decide what to try first and adjust as progress is made.
For practical online planning, confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and let people join from locations that reduce travel time. These conveniences can help maintain consistency and make it simpler to use skills between sessions.
Adoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSex addictionSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, parenting issues, and self esteem. Additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, divorce and separation, and related family topics.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Cheryl uses a collaborative, respectful style that tailors conversation and plans to each person. Sessions emphasize practical skills and values-based choices rather than one fixed protocol.
What is her professional background?
She has 40 years of professional experience working in California. That experience covers a range of relationship and life-stress issues across many situations.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Cheryl is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in California. Her practice is located in California.
In which languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients. Confirm session options and scheduling during the match and booking process.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific rates are provided during matching and booking.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the continue button on this profile and completing a short matching questionnaire. After matching, schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.