Cheryl Wharton, LMFT
California · 30 years in practice
Cheryl Wharton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 30 years of experience.
License and registration
- LMFT, California
- 39140 · expires May 2026
- NPI
- 1629261300 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 30
- Languages
- English
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About Cheryl
Cheryl Wharton is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 30 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction concerns, and relationship and intimacy struggles. Cheryl aims to help clients find clearer direction, stronger coping skills, and more meaningful connections in their daily lives.
Cheryl uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs, including existential ideas about meaning, cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts, and client-centered listening to help people feel heard.
Background and approach
She draws on mindfulness and dialectical behavior techniques to teach practical skills for emotion regulation and stress management. Her practice emphasizes straightforward conversation and real-life tools. Sessions often include exploring values, learning concrete coping skills, and practicing communication steps to improve relationships.
Cheryl also supports people working through life transitions, family-of-origin wounds, and issues like codependency or commitment fears. She describes therapy as collaborative work. Cheryl helps clients identify strengths and try small changes that build momentum.
Her aim is to move people from merely coping toward living with greater purpose and stronger relationships. Cheryl holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is licensed in California as an LMFT.
She offers sessions in English using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging and draws on three decades of clinical and life experience to guide her approach.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cheryl lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cheryl names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Cheryl’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Cheryl often combines existential ideas with client-centered listening and cognitive behavioral techniques. Existential work looks at meaning, values, and life choices and can help when someone is wrestling with purpose or big life changes. Client-centered therapy focuses on giving the person space to be heard and understood, which supports emotional processing and clearer self-knowledge. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets patterns of thought and behavior, teaching practical steps to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful reactions.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cheryl will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life. Together they try different strategies and adjust the plan as progress happens, aiming for doable practices that fit the person’s routine.
Online formats make it easier to use these methods in flexible ways. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief coaching, homework check-ins, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options help fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or busy days while keeping focus on meaningful change and skill building.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Cheryl commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, trauma, parenting concerns, self-esteem challenges, and life transitions among other topics.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style blends listening with practical tools. Cheryl uses client-centered conversation alongside cognitive and mindfulness strategies to help people make changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Cheryl brings 30 years of professional counseling and life experience to her practice.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She holds a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is a California LMFT based in California.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Cheryl provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
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