Cheri Sinnott Springer , LCSW

Cheri Sinnott Springer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Illinois who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and life changes. She also supports those facing grief, trauma, addiction concerns, parenting strain, workplace issues, and women's issues. Cheri uses clear, direct conversation to help people figure out practical next steps.

She has 15 years of experience in social work and counseling. She teaches Introduction to Counseling and Introduction to Social Work at a local community college and wrote the course text for that class. She has served as a board member for the National Association of Social Workers and teaches a licensure exam preparation class.

Cheri draws mainly from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. In sessions she helps people identify unhelpful patterns, test small changes, and track what works. She also coaches on communication skills and helps find outside resources when needed.

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Cheri aims to break big problems into small, doable steps and to build skills that fit everyday life. She balances practical tools with attention to emotional experience.

People often seek her help for issues like ADHD, bipolar symptoms, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, caregiver stress, and feeling isolated. Her background in teaching and community work shapes a clear, educational style that many people find direct and supportive.

How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and then practice small changes to shift those patterns. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, sleep and eating concerns, and attention-related difficulties.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear goals and the steps that move someone toward those goals. Sessions focus on building on strengths and testing small, practical strategies to create quick, measurable change for issues like relationship strain, workplace problems, and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, needs, and preferences, adjusting techniques as progress is made.

Online therapy makes these approaches flexible and accessible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging lets people check in between sessions or use shorter, focused exchanges. These formats support ongoing work on skills, homework between meetings, and timely coaching when problems arise.