Cheryl Pacione, LMHC

Cheryl Pacione is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people move through big life shifts and daily struggles. Cheryl combines practical techniques with a straightforward, supportive presence so clients can start making changes that matter.

She uses a solution-focused mindset to identify small, workable steps toward better days. Cheryl also draws on client-centered and narrative ideas to help people tell a different story about themselves. Her work often addresses stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and challenges related to identity and career.

Cheryl has extensive experience supporting people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBTQIA+ communities and those in non-monogamous relationships. She has served on a New York State committee for inclusion and diversity, and she brings that perspective into the therapy room. She also has vocational counseling experience and familiarity with the Americans with Disabilities Act to help with job-related concerns.

Sessions move at a pace the client chooses. Cheryl listens, clarifies the problem, and helps create steps clients can try between meetings. She pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck, and she helps them test new behaviors to see what works.

People often seek her help for coping with life changes, grief, parenting stress, addiction concerns, ADHD, trauma, and chronic health issues. She aims to make therapy understandable and practical. If someone is ready to take a step, she offers guidance and a clear plan to move forward.

How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online work

Cheryl often blends client-centered listening with solution-focused and narrative ideas. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead to set goals and pace. This approach helps when someone needs steady support and clear validation for what they are facing.

Solution-focused methods concentrate on small, achievable steps. Cheryl helps identify practical actions that a person can try between meetings to test what improves their day-to-day life. Narrative techniques invite clients to examine the stories they tell about themselves and experiment with new ways of understanding their experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cheryl works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, needs, and preferences. She reviews what’s working and adjusts the plan with the client, so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also lets people keep a conversation going between sessions with message-based communication when that fits their rhythm.