Cheryl Spence

Cheryl Spence, LPCC, is a licensed counselor in Ohio with 11 years of professional counseling experience and more than 23 years working in the mental health field. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and depression. Her practice also addresses related areas such as abandonment, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication and family problems, isolation, and issues faced by veterans and the armed forces.

Her clinical approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Mindfulness Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy. She works collaboratively with clients to explore patterns of thought and behavior, process distressing memories when appropriate, and develop present-moment awareness and coping strategies. Cheryl aims to create an open and nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared freely.

Cheryl recognizes that beginning therapy requires courage and attends to that first step with respect. She supports clients through the matching and intake process and focuses on building a working relationship that fits each person’s goals and preferences.