About Cheryl
Cheryl Salas is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She offers a calm, respectful presence and a straightforward approach that aims to make change feel possible.
Background and approach
Cheryl practices from Michigan and communicates in English. Cheryl draws on many evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor sessions to each person.
She focuses on practical skills such as clearer communication, emotion regulation, and rebuilding self-worth. Conversations are interactive and paced to match what the client needs in the moment.
Over 18 years of experience have included work in both inpatient and outpatient settings. That background means she is familiar with a wide range of struggles, from eating concerns and anger to career stress and intimacy-related issues.
She also helps people examine family of origin patterns and work through forgiveness, guilt, and shame. Sessions often include exercises to notice thinking patterns, try new ways of relating, and practice self-care between meetings.
Cheryl emphasizes respect and sensitivity and avoids stigmatizing labels while still addressing concrete problems like communication breakdowns and commitment worries. People who choose Cheryl can expect a collaborative plan that balances challenge and support.
She aims to help clients feel heard and understood while working toward clearer goals and everyday changes that reduce isolation and increase self-love.
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Cheryl uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thinking patterns and relationships. Cognitive-behavioral methods help people notice unhelpful thoughts, test them, and try more helpful ways of thinking and behaving; this can be useful for anxiety, stress, and low mood. Family of origin work looks at how early family patterns affect current relationships and identity, which can help with communication problems, commitment issues, and feelings of emptiness.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will discuss different methods and help clients pick what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration shapes the plan and allows adjustments as progress is made.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging provide flexible ways to check in between sessions or when writing feels more comfortable. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep consistent momentum toward goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Anger management
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English