- Anxiety and depression
- Addiction and recovery
- Parenting and transitions
About Cheryl
Cheryl Patterson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Minnesota with four years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who feel stuck after changes in work, relationships, health, or family roles. Common concerns she addresses include anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting struggles, addiction, and questions about life purpose.
Before becoming a therapist, Cheryl worked many years as a registered nurse in labor, delivery, postpartum, and the nursery. She also spent time in adult psychiatric care and held nurse manager roles. Those years in healthcare shaped how she listens and responds to practical problems.
Cheryl draws on approaches like Client-Centered Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help people clarify what matters next. She uses Solution-Focused and Narrative therapy tools to break large problems into manageable steps. Sessions tend to be straightforward and oriented toward small, achievable changes.
She has experience running a recovery house and working with adults in residential programs, which informs her work with people facing addiction and recovery-related challenges. Cheryl also offers counseling around fertility, postpartum concerns, and parenting across the lifespan.
Cheryl blends clinical experience with lived experience as a parent and spouse. She includes spiritual perspectives in her counseling when that fits the person she is working with. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy centers on listening and responding to what the person says. Online sessions using this approach focus on reflecting concerns, clarifying values, and letting the person guide the topics that matter most. Motivational Interviewing uses gentle questions to help people find their own reasons to change and to build motivation. It is useful for addiction, readiness for change, and shifting habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel most useful. She looks at goals, preferences, and what problems are most pressing, and then adjusts the approach over time.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm options before booking. Many people choose online sessions for practical reasons - it can be easier to fit a short check-in into a break at work, avoid travel time, or do a session without needing to be on camera. Online work can support steady progress through regular, scheduled meetings that fit into everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Cheryl focus on?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and parenting difficulties, life transitions, and issues related to life purpose.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses client-centered conversation and solution-focused steps to clarify small, practical changes and next actions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Cheryl has four years of experience as an LMFT, plus prior years working as a registered nurse in labor and postpartum care and adult psychiatric settings.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in Minnesota and practices there.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.