Cheryl Pacione, LMHC
Practical, story-focused counseling for everyday struggles
Details
| Name | Cheryl Pacione |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 25 |
About Cheryl
Cheryl Pacione is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of clinical experience. She brings a steady, practical approach to conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, and life transitions. Cheryl writes plainly and listens closely to what matters most in a person's daily life.
She uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves. She also draws on client-centered and mindfulness approaches to keep sessions grounded and focused on the client's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to match what the person can manage. Cheryl has worked with many concerns over her career, including depression, addictions, bipolar challenges, and issues connected to sexual identity. She also supports people dealing with parenting strains, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and work-related questions.
Practical problem solving and attention to values often shape the work she does. Her background includes vocational counseling experience and familiarity with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which inform conversations about employment and accommodations. She has been involved with inclusion and diversity efforts in New York and brings that perspective into her work.
Cheryl offers video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging for long-term and short-term support. She encourages a mix of message-based check-ins plus regular live sessions when that fits the person's schedule and goals.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Cheryl works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Cheryl directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Cheryl directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and client-centered work translate online
Cheryl draws on Narrative Therapy to help people notice the stories that shape their choices and feelings, and to try new, more helpful ways of describing those experiences. This approach can be useful for issues like identity, grief, and coping with change.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a conversational space where the person's priorities guide each session, paired with Mindfulness Therapy to build simple skills for staying present and managing stress. These approaches support practical steps and clearer decision making rather than focusing only on diagnosis.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cheryl treats therapy as collaborative and will work with each person to choose methods that match their goals, values, and day-to-day demands. She checks in regularly to see what's working and adjusts the plan together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and nonverbal cues, phone sessions can fit a shorter break or lower bandwidth needs, and messaging lets people share updates between sessions. The mix of formats gives flexibility for scheduling, quicker check-ins, and steady progress while remaining adaptable to work and family life.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does Cheryl address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, caregiving stress, career and employment concerns, and several other life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She uses narrative approaches alongside client-centered and mindfulness techniques to help people reframe problems and try manageable changes.
How much experience does she have?
Cheryl has 25 years of clinical experience as a mental health professional working in and around New York.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, NY LMHC, and practices from New York.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted; services are offered for people reachable within the therapist's licensure region.
What session formats are available?
Cheryl offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
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