About Cherie
Dr. Cherie Swingler helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns. She also supports those coping with trauma and abuse, addiction, ADHD, compassion fatigue, career struggles, and challenges with intimacy or self-esteem.
Cherie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri and offers straightforward, practical support. Cherie keeps sessions focused on what matters to each person. She listens without judgment and works alongside clients to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Her style emphasizes respect, empathy, and collaboration rather than giving prescriptive advice. She uses a mix of approaches tailored to the person. Tools from cognitive behavioral therapy help people notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Motivational interviewing is used to build momentum when someone feels stuck. Client-centered and mindfulness techniques help people slow down and respond differently to stress. Cherie brings about ten years of counseling experience across career, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, ADHD, and relationship work.
That background informs practical strategies for daily life. She aims to guide clients toward clearer choices and small, manageable changes. Sessions focus on building skills, improving communication, and managing strong emotions.
Cherie also addresses specific areas like blended family issues, abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, and communication problems. Her approach combines empathy with actionable steps so people can move forward at their own pace.
How Cherie’s Approaches Work Online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person’s experience. It helps people feel heard and develop their own solutions through empathy and support. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to manage anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cherie will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She combines techniques when useful and adjusts the plan based on progress and feedback.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make scheduling easier for busy days. Video lets people use visual cues during skills practice, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in with less bandwidth, and messaging is useful for brief updates and reminders. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life while keeping the focus on progress and skill-building.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English