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Cheryl Youngblood, LCSW

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationCalifornia
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Cheryl

Cheryl Youngblood is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California who brings 12 years of professional experience to her practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, ADHD, addictions, and life transitions, among other concerns.

Background and approach

Her background includes long-term work with foster and adoptive families and clinical experience that informs her sensitivity to attachment, abandonment, and family-of-origin challenges. Cheryl favors a compassionate, client-centered approach that combines practical strategies with emotional exploration.

She integrates cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused ideas, motivational interviewing, and narrative perspectives to help clients build skills, shift unhelpful patterns, and make meaning of difficult experiences. Her style emphasizes strengths, present-moment awareness, and concrete tools such as guided imagery, breathing exercises, sensory techniques, tapping, and mindfulness practices.

Working with caregivers and those navigating complex family roles is a particular interest; Cheryl draws on her prior leadership in foster/adoptive services and gerontology-informed perspectives when supporting clients through grief, role transitions, caregiver stress, and adjustment to life stage changes.

Her practice aims to create an empathetic, nonjudgmental space where practical coping strategies and emotional healing are developed together.

Approaches in Online Therapy and What They Offer

Cheryl uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to guide online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and building a supportive relationship so clients can explore feelings and make choices that fit their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emphasizes identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete skills for anxiety, mood challenges, and stress management. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people explore emotional patterns within close relationships and can support work on intimacy and attachment when that is part of the presenting concern.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative; Cheryl will work with clients to identify which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences and may blend elements from different approaches as therapy progresses. This collaborative planning helps tailor interventions so they feel meaningful and doable for each person.

Online therapy with Cheryl is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules or for those who prefer remote options. These formats allow consistent access to licensed professionals and make it easier to maintain continuity of care while using practical tools and skills between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Cheryl commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions, and many family-related challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is primarily client-centered and compassionate, blending present-moment awareness with practical interventions to help clients feel supported and empowered.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of experience and a background directing foster and adoptive services, which informs her work with attachment and family issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
Cheryl is an LCSW licensed in California under CA LCSW 29263 and practices from California.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Clients can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preferences and scheduling.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

California

Languages

English

What Cheryl can help with

Cheryl Youngblood works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, depression, and coping with life changes.

Cheryl works with children, adolescents, and families.

Cheryl works with mature clients.

How Cheryl approaches therapy

Cheryl's clinical approaches include Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Cheryl is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in California.