Cheryl Youngblood, LCSW
California · 12 years in practice
Cheryl Youngblood, LCSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 29263 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1962671099 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Cheryl
Cheryl Youngblood, LCSW, helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She also supports those dealing with sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, addiction, ADHD, and the strain of caregiving. Cheryl practices in California and speaks English.
She uses a gentle, client-centered style that focuses on what matters most in the moment. Sessions tend to be conversational and practical. Cheryl introduces tools like breathing exercises, guided imagery, and simple mindfulness activities to reduce immediate distress.
Background and approach
Her background includes leadership in foster and adoption services and more than a decade of social work practice. That experience shaped her interest in attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and family-of-origin concerns. Cheryl also pays attention to caregiver stress and challenges that come with changing life roles.
Cheryl draws on several approaches, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, narrative work, motivational interviewing, and client-centered methods. She adapts these to each person’s needs and focuses on strengths and practical strategies. Sessions often blend talk with exercises and brief skills practice.
People who meet with Cheryl usually find a calm, nonjudgmental space where they can talk through painful memories and current problems. She aims to help clients notice patterns, try small changes, and build coping skills that fit daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cheryl lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Cheryl names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Cheryl’s Approaches Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and how they shape relationships and personal patterns. Online EFT sessions help people name, feel, and shift strong emotions so they can respond differently in stressful moments.Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients make sense of their feelings and choices. This approach works well for people needing acceptance and practical next steps.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. Online CBT often includes short exercises and skill practice between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful behaviors.
Cheryl treats approach selection as a conversation. She will work with each person to figure out which methods match their goals and preferences. Together they try different ideas and adjust the plan based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or fit into a work break. Chat or messaging lets someone share thoughts between calls and track progress over time. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep practicing skills between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Cheryl address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, addictions, ADHD, and many family-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and client-centered with a focus on the here and now. She combines conversation with brief exercises like breathing and guided imagery.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has 12 years of social work experience and previously directed a foster and adoption agency, which shaped her work with attachment and family issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
Which formats are available for meeting with her?
Clients can connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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