Cheryl Pacione, LMHC

Cheryl Pacione is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of experience. She practices in New York and helps people facing a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and intimacy-related issues. Cheryl also supports people navigating identity questions and LGBT concerns and offers vocational counseling for job-related struggles.

She uses practical, solution-focused work to find what helps now. Cheryl combines client-centered conversations with mindfulness and narrative techniques. Sessions aim to uncover patterns that get in the way and find small, doable steps toward change.

Cheryl often helps people who are coping with trauma, grief, or major life transitions. She also works with people affected by chronic illness, caregiving strain, ADHD, and attachment or abandonment issues. Her background includes service on a New York State committee for inclusion and diversity.

In therapy she focuses on building trust and clear goals. Cheryl listens, reflects what she hears, and then helps clients try new approaches between sessions. She can also assist with workplace concerns and understanding rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Her style is direct and supportive. People who prefer a practical, conversational approach tend to find this helpful. To begin, readers should use the site Start Therapy flow to match and schedule with her according to availability.

How Cheryl's approaches work in online therapy

Cheryl commonly integrates client-centered therapy and mindfulness techniques in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to the person so they can discover their own solutions; it helps with self-esteem, relationship concerns, and making decisions. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce anxiety and stress and to improve sleeping and coping with strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cheryl collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. She will check in about what helps and adjust the plan as therapy progresses so the work stays relevant and practical.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people use mindfulness exercises between meetings and keep momentum on goals without changing their daily routine.