About Cheryl
Dr. Cheryl Harrell Brinkley helps people facing addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people managing depression, anxiety, stress, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions.
Dr. Brinkley works with clients from many backgrounds, including those navigating LGBT issues and young adult challenges. She keeps sessions straightforward and respectful.
Conversations are tailored to each person's needs rather than following a one-size-fits-all script. She listens first, then helps set practical steps clients can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Her approach blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral methods and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. That mix lets clients talk through feelings, test new ways of thinking, and learn concrete coping skills. The focus is on usable tools for everyday situations.
Dr. Brinkley has 14 years of professional experience and holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential, LPC. She practices from Georgia and offers services in English.
She accepts international clients as part of her practice. Sessions can address more specialized concerns such as sexual assault and abuse, process and sex addictions, obsessions or compulsions, personality-related difficulties, first responder and veteran issues, gender dysphoria, and non-monogamous relationship dynamics. She also works with people processing infidelity and other betrayals.
If someone prefers a collaborative, practical conversation aimed at real-life changes, her style may fit. She tries to make the work manageable and focused on steps a person can take between sessions.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting dialogue. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what they say, and helps people find their own answers; this approach is useful when someone needs an empathetic space to sort strong feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking. It pairs talk with practical exercises and homework to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and obsessive thinking.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening relationships. It is often used for people who need concrete skills to handle strong reactions and to reduce harmful behaviors.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try strategies and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online therapy makes getting help more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not an option or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer short, ongoing support between sessions and can fit into busy schedules. These options let people work on concerns like anxiety, relationship issues, trauma, and addictions without changing where they live or work.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Avoidant personality
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Stress, Anxiety
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English