- Client-centered methods
- Motivational interviewing
- Narrative approach
About Cheryl
Cheryl Patterson is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in Minnesota with four years of experience. She helps people address stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and social anxiety and phobia. Her work also covers coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, depression, and sleep or anger difficulties.
Cheryl writes plainly and draws on a long history in nursing and recovery work. Before training as an LMFT she worked as an RN in labor, delivery, postpartum and nursery care, and later in adult psychiatric nursing. She also spent time at Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge and ran a recovery house that she supervised.
Her approach is rooted in client-centered methods and includes motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and solution-focused techniques. Sessions emphasize listening, noticing what is already working, and setting small practical steps. She often integrates spiritual perspectives when clients want that included in counseling.
Cheryl works with individuals on parenting of all ages, relationship concerns, and life transitions such as career changes or midlife shifts. She also supports people dealing with substance use and recovery, family-of-origin issues, fertility and postpartum concerns, and feelings of isolation or emptiness.
She combines clinical skills with lived experience as a parent and a recovery house supervisor. Conversations tend to be straightforward and goal-oriented, with attention to what a client can try between sessions. Prospective clients in Minnesota should confirm session formats before booking.
How Cheryl’s approaches guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters to the person. This approach helps when someone needs a calm space to talk through anxiety, relationship issues, or parenting stress and wants the therapist to reflect back what they notice.Motivational interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and build small steps forward. It is useful for people working on substance use, lifestyle shifts, or changing habits linked to stress and anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will work together with clients to decide which methods fit best based on goals and preferences. That collaboration guides whether sessions focus on storytelling, practical problem solving, or building motivation for change.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It also lets people continue support while managing caregiving, work, or recovery responsibilities.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, and social anxiety and phobia among other issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses client-centered work alongside motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and solution-focused techniques to find practical steps clients can try.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years as an LMFT and several years of prior experience as an RN and in recovery program work.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is an LMFT registered in Minnesota and the profile notes her location as Minnesota.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
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