- Client-centered focus
- Practical skill building
- 25 years experience
About Cheryl
Cheryl Freimuth is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, and depression. She brings 25 years of counseling experience and a practical, down-to-earth approach. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at helping people find clearer communication and renewed confidence in their relationships and daily life.
Her earlier career in teaching anatomy and biology shaped a straightforward way of explaining difficult topics. That background also led her to teach human sexuality to counseling students as an adjunct professor. Over the years she has gathered a wide set of therapeutic tools and uses whichever ones fit each person’s needs.
Cheryl prefers a client-centered foundation where respect and trust guide sessions. From there she draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused ideas to address specific problems and build practical skills. She emphasizes helping people notice what already works for them and use those strengths to move forward.
She has helped people work through communication problems, infidelity, divorce and separation, codependency, grief and end-of-life concerns, aging and geriatric issues, cancer-related challenges, and struggles with guilt, shame, and life purpose. Cheryl describes therapy as a shared journey and frames her role as supportive and steady.
If someone is ready to begin, she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Cheryl’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person in front of the therapist. It means conversations start from the client’s experience and move at their pace, which helps when dealing with relationship or identity concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches clear tools to manage anxiety, panic, or low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, realistic changes that can make daily life feel better and more manageable.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will listen to your goals and try methods that match what you say matters most. She collaborates with people to set short-term goals and adjusts the plan as progress is made. The process is hands-on and practical rather than purely theoretical.
If you want online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these sessions to teach communication skills, practice exposure steps for anxiety, or focus on specific solutions that carry into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and depression, along with issues like codependency, communication problems, and life purpose.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and down-to-earth. She emphasizes respect, trust, and helping people find practical steps that fit their lives.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 25 years of mental health counseling experience and a long history of teaching, including human sexuality to counseling students.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, practicing in Florida.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.