- Stress management
- ADHD and focus
- Guilt and shame
About Cheryl
Cheryl Loomis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of experience. She is licensed in Washington and other states and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, career challenges, life transitions, and attention or focus difficulties including ADHD.
Cheryl describes practical, direct conversations that address concrete problems. She listens for how everyday routines, communication patterns, and overwhelming feelings get in the way. In sessions she helps people talk through relationship trust and communication issues and looks at steps to strengthen emotional connection where that is needed.
Her background includes long-term clinical practice across multiple states. That experience informs how she balances problem-solving with time to reflect on patterns that repeat across work and home life. She draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide those conversations while adjusting what she focuses on to each person’s situation.
Cheryl also supports people coping with family of origin concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness or pain, grief around separation or divorce, immigration stress, body image, and feelings tied to abandonment or shame. She addresses impulsivity and hoarding behaviors by breaking problems into manageable steps and practicing new habits.
Sessions begin with a clear plan and practical goals. She uses discussion and skill-building to help people manage anxiety, reduce stress, and make choices that fit their daily life. To start, readers are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How evidence-based approaches work in online sessions
Cheryl draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to structure sessions in a clear, practical way. One approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing them with real-life experiments to reduce anxiety and overactive self-criticism. This helps when guilt or shame comes from harsh self-judgment or repetitive anxious thoughts.Another approach emphasizes skills for communication and behavior change. It teaches specific steps for clearer conversations, setting boundaries, and building routines that support attention and reduce impulsive reactions. That approach is useful for relationship strain, ADHD-related difficulties, and managing stress at work or home.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose which techniques to try first, adjusts based on how those tools fit daily life, and checks in about progress and goals along the way.
The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, require less travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when a quick adjustment is needed. Those practical benefits can help people keep consistent work on guilt, shame, relationships, and daily stress without major schedule disruption.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and attention or focus issues including ADHD, plus related concerns like guilt and shame.
How does she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses conversation and practical exercises to help people name what they feel, trace where those feelings come from, and practice different ways of responding in daily life.
What is her professional background?
Cheryl has 18 years of professional experience working in clinical settings across multiple states and with a wide range of concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW and practices in Washington; she also holds licensure in other states as noted in her profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking by using the matching and scheduling steps.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin?
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 or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.