Therapist profile
Cheryl Pacione, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor - Relationships and Parenting
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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness practices
- Solution-focused work
About Cheryl
Cheryl Pacione is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in New York with 25 years of experience. She works with adults on issues like anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and addiction, and addresses relationship and parenting concerns among other areas.
She uses short-term, solution-focused work alongside other approaches to help people change patterns that get in the way. Sessions look at current problems and practical steps forward. Cheryl also draws on mindfulness and narrative ideas to help people notice habits and tell a different story about themselves.
Cheryl has experience supporting people across a wide range of concerns, including sexual identity, bipolar disorder, grief, caregiver stress, and workplace or vocational issues. She has worked with people who identify as LGBT and has served on a New York State committee for inclusion and diversity.
Her background includes vocational counseling and familiarity with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which she uses when job-related or disability questions come up. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, attachment concerns, and neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger Syndrome.
In sessions she combines practical steps with reflective conversation. People leave with concrete ideas to try between meetings. Her style is straightforward and focused on what the client wants to change and how to get there.
How sessions work
How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client's priorities. In practice this means sessions center on what matters most to the person and build on their strengths to address day-to-day problems. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills and breathing or noticing exercises that help reduce arousal and improve sleep and focus; these tools are useful for anxiety, stress, and parenting strain.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That collaborative conversation helps decide whether to emphasize solution-focused steps, narrative work, or mindfulness practices during online meetings.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the profile lists message-based communication combined with regular live sessions by video or phone for many clients. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use audio-only sessions if video is not convenient. The therapist will help plan a rhythm of meetings and between-session tasks that work with everyday life.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
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What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction, plus relationship and parenting concerns and related areas such as grief and career issues.
How would she approach conflict at home?
Her work is solution-focused with client-centered conversation. She helps people identify patterns, try small changes, and use practical strategies to improve communication and boundaries.
How much experience does this therapist have?
Cheryl has 25 years of clinical experience as an LMHC working in New York on a wide range of mental health and vocational issues.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a New York Licensed Mental Health Counselor (NY LMHC) and practices from New York.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are used?
The original profile mentions a mix of message-based communication paired with live video or phone sessions for many clients. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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