Cheryl Pacione , LMHC

Cheryl Pacione is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of experience based in New York. She helps people untangle stress, anxiety, grief, and other struggles so they can move forward. Her approach aims to find practical steps that fit each person’s life. Cheryl uses client-centered and solution-focused ideas to guide sessions. She listens closely and helps clients notice patterns that hold them back. Together they set small, achievable goals to build momentum and confidence. She also draws on mindfulness and narrative work to change how people relate to their thoughts and stories. Mindfulness practices can help with sleep, anxiety, and staying grounded. Narrative techniques help people rewrite painful or limiting life stories into more useful ones. Her background includes supporting people with LGBTQ concerns, addiction, trauma, parenting stress, and career issues. Cheryl’s experience working with vocational questions means she can help with job-related stress and career transitions. She has particular familiarity with disability-related issues and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Sessions typically combine message-based contact with regular live meetings by video or phone. Cheryl aims for clear, practical steps each week and encourages clients to track progress between sessions. She emphasizes collaboration and steady, manageable change.

How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy is about meeting people where they are and focusing on their needs and values. In online sessions this looks like careful listening, reflecting back what matters, and tailoring goals to each person's life and schedule.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management. These practices can be guided during video calls and reinforced through short daily exercises shared via messaging.

Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from painful stories and rewrite them in more helpful ways. Online work can use conversation, written reflection, and message exchanges to reshape how someone understands their past and present.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cheryl will discuss different methods and help decide which blend fits a person's goals, values, and comfort level. Clients and therapist regularly check in and adjust course together as progress is tracked.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation, phone sessions require less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging allow brief check-ins between meetings. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving, or other obligations and to keep momentum between live meetings.