Cheri Doval, LCSW

Cheri Doval is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years of experience. She focuses on building a strong rapport first and then helps people work on the problems they bring to therapy. Cheri draws on a range of approaches to match each person's needs and goals.

Cheri listens closely and keeps the conversation grounded and practical. She is described as caring, sensitive, and energetic. In sessions she helps people talk through stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and issues with self-esteem and life changes.

She also supports people dealing with trauma, addictions, anger, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related concerns. Relationship and family topics are part of her work, along with adoption and foster care, divorce and separation, domestic violence, and sexual assault and abuse. Veterans and armed forces issues and post-traumatic stress are additional areas she addresses.

Cheri uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Mindfulness Therapy. She adapts methods to fit the person and the challenge they face.

Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Cheri encourages people to set clear goals and to try concrete steps between sessions. She helps clients find practical ways to manage emotions and move toward the life they want.

How specific approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values. It can be useful for anxiety, life transitions, and finding motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and skill practice, which often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused approach that works with distressing memories to reduce their intensity and emotional charge.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheri will collaborate with each person to decide which methods feel like the best fit for their goals and comfort level. That plan can change as progress is made or as new needs come up.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid commuting, or choose a shorter check-in when time is tight. It also allows continued contact when life changes make in-person visits difficult. Licensed professionals can use the same ACT, CBT, or EMDR techniques through a discussion-based session and structured exercises adapted for remote work.