Dr. Cherise Murphy-McNear , LMHC

Dr. Cherise Murphy-McNear is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 21 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She uses practical conversation and steady support to help people move toward clearer choices and better day-to-day functioning.

She aims to treat people with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and asks for the same in return. Sessions are shaped to fit each person’s specific needs rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. That can mean short-term goal work or longer conversations about patterns that repeat over time.

Her background includes long experience addressing attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency and commitment issues, and family of origin dynamics. She also supports people navigating divorce and blended family stress, control and avoidance patterns, and feelings of emptiness, guilt, or shame. First responder stress and questions around gender dysphoria are also part of her experience.

Dr. Murphy-McNear works with topics related to kink, BDSM, and alternative sex culture in a nonjudgmental way when those issues come up. She helps people talk through difficult relationship choices and repair what matters to them. Her approach centers on practical steps that people can use between sessions to test changes.

People who choose her can expect collaborative planning and clear conversation about goals, next steps, and measurable progress. She encourages realistic pacing so change feels manageable. Her practice is based in Florida and sessions are conducted in English.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Dr. Murphy-McNear uses evidence-based techniques to guide sessions toward clear changes. One approach focuses on understanding attachment and abandonment patterns. This helps people see how early relationships shape current reactions and then try different ways of connecting that feel safer and more satisfying. Another approach targets practical skills for stress and anxiety, including short exercises to reduce worry and steps to test new behaviors between sessions. These techniques support daily coping and clearer decision making.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their goals and comfort level. That may mean combining skill-building with deeper reflection on family of origin issues, relationship dynamics, or identity questions related to gender dysphoria or alternative sexual cultures.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible. Video is useful for deeper conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow quick check-ins, short coaching-style support, or ongoing tracking between appointments. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different life rhythms.