Therapist profile
Cheryl Youngblood, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Family and parenting concerns
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- Client-centered therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Emotion-focused tools
About Cheryl
Cheryl Youngblood is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 12 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, ADHD, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and the everyday strains of parenting and caregiving.
She listens first and works with individuals to identify what feels most urgent at home. Sessions are conversational and practical. Cheryl uses clear, evidence-informed methods to help people manage strong emotions, rebuild routines, and improve communication with relatives and close others.
Cheryl draws from client-centered therapy to keep the person's goals central. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Emotionally-Focused Therapy tools are used when relationships and attachment patterns are the focus.
Her background includes leadership at a foster and adoptive services agency and many years supporting people affected by domestic violence, trauma, and self-injury. That history informs how she addresses family of origin issues, adoption and foster care concerns, abandonment, and attachment-related worries.
Cheryl also works with adults who carry caregiver stress, including those helping elderly relatives. She helps people set boundaries, plan practical steps, and cope with role strain. Her approach blends narrative and solution-focused techniques so clients can try small, concrete changes between sessions.
How sessions work
How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's concerns and goals. It involves listening, reflecting, and helping people name what matters at home. This approach helps when someone wants practical support for everyday relationship stress or parenting strain.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral experiments. CBT can be useful for anxiety, insomnia, anger, and low mood related to home life.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people notice and soften strong emotional reactions and clearer needs in close relationships. It can be helpful when attachment, intimacy, or communication are central concerns.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Cheryl will help clients decide which methods to try first based on their goals, what feels manageable, and how issues show up in daily life. Decisions are made together and can shift as progress is made.
The therapist’s original profile did not list specific session formats. Confirm the current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time so work and caregiving responsibilities are easier to balance.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family and parenting problems does she address?
She works with stress and communication problems that affect family life, including caregiving strain, adoption and foster care issues, divorce and separation, and family of origin concerns.
How would she approach a problem like intense anxiety at home?
She combines client-centered discussion with cognitive behavioral strategies. That means talking through triggers, testing unhelpful thoughts, and practicing practical coping steps.
What experience does she bring to these topics?
She has 12 years of clinical experience and previously directed a foster and adoptive services agency, which shaped her work with trauma, domestic violence, and adoption-related issues.
Is she credentialed to practice in California?
Yes. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location. 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 your first session.
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