Cheryl Hopkins , LMFT

Cheryl Hopkins is a licensed marriage and family therapist who focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, parenting struggles, and self-esteem. She brings 40 years of experience and a calm, respectful approach to each conversation. Cheryl works to create a space where people can name what feels hard and talk through the next steps.

She adapts conversations and plans to fit a person’s situation instead of using one-size-fits-all techniques. Sessions emphasize practical tools to manage worry, improve communication, and handle life transitions. Cheryl often blends acceptance-based methods with skills training to help people move forward even when change feels uncertain.

Cheryl has helped people facing adoption and foster care questions, blended family dynamics, caregiving stress, and challenges tied to aging. She also supports those dealing with separation, infidelity, substance concerns, domestic violence impacts, and the loneliness that follows major life shifts. Her work includes addressing guilt, shame, forgiveness, and rebuilding trust.

In sessions she uses client-centered listening alongside structured strategies from cognitive behavioral approaches and emotion-focused work. That mix helps people both feel heard and practice new ways of responding to thoughts and feelings. Cheryl also draws on techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when they fit the goals.

She practices in California and offers services in English. Cheryl meets with people via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to stay connected and keep progress on track.

How Cheryl integrates approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values. It can be useful for chronic stress, anxiety, and when people feel stuck in painful patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors link together and teaches practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. It often helps with anxiety, worry, and managing daily routines. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and expressing core emotions to improve connection and manage relationship-related pain, which can aid healing after loss or conflict.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and shape a plan together. That collaborative process helps decide which methods to use and when to shift emphasis as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is good for conversations that benefit from face-to-face interaction, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text work well for shorter updates, ongoing support between sessions, or when typing helps someone organize their thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between meetings.