Cheryl Youngblood, LCSW

Cheryl Youngblood, LCSW, works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges like addiction and ADHD. She also addresses family problems, caregiver stress, infidelity, abandonment issues, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Cheryl practices from California and offers a grounded, compassionate approach.

Cheryl draws on 12 years of clinical experience. She blends client-centered listening with practical tools. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on small steps that can help. She uses techniques such as guided imagery, breathing exercises, sensory tools, tapping, and meditation when they fit a person’s needs.

Her background includes long work supporting foster and adoptive families and roles directing a foster/adopt agency. That history shaped her interest in attachment, adoption and foster care topics, and issues rooted in family of origin. She writes and talks plainly about coping strategies and ways to reduce overwhelm.

Cheryl describes her style as compassionate, strengths-based, and multicultural. She helps people identify realistic changes and notice small improvements. Sessions often include practical exercises to try between meetings and straightforward coaching on daily skills.

People who connect with her tend to want calm, usable tools and steady support. Cheryl centers lived experience and resilience, and she encourages clients to use their own strengths while learning new ways to manage stress and emotions.

How her approaches shape online work

Cheryl relies on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide practical online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on active listening and building on a person’s strengths, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches specific skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and manage mood.

She also uses elements of Emotionally-Focused Therapy when emotions are central to a concern. That approach helps people identify core feelings and understand how those feelings affect their reactions and relationships. Together, these methods aim to create useful, manageable tools rather than abstract theory.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before choosing techniques to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what the client notices and what fits their life.

Confirm the available session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce commute time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use audio-only or video depending on comfort and bandwidth. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises like guided imagery, breathing work, and homework tasks to work well in remote sessions.