Cheryl Crusse , LCSW

Cheryl Crusse is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 30 years of experience helping people navigate difficult emotional and life challenges. She works with individuals facing depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, and mood-related concerns, and brings particular experience supporting older adults, veterans, and those experiencing major life transitions.

Her style blends empathy with practical, evidence-based methods, and she tailors care to each person rather than following a one-size-fits-all plan. Cheryl helps clients improve communication, explore life purpose, and address attachment or codependency patterns that interfere with wellbeing. She also supports people coping with relationship, family, intimacy, career, and self-esteem issues, as well as complex mood disorders and compassion fatigue.

Cheryl emphasizes collaboration and steady guidance, walking alongside clients as they work to build resilience and create meaningful change. With a patient, strengths-focused approach, she aims to help people heal from past experiences, strengthen coping skills, and discover more satisfying ways to live and relate to others.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Cheryl uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and practical coping strategies. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills to teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for mood instability, intense emotions, and relationship challenges. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is another approach she uses to help people clarify values, accept difficult feelings, and take action toward a meaningful life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cheryl works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts methods over time so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility to meet clients where they are. These formats make it easier to schedule consistent sessions, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals from different locations while preserving a therapist-client working relationship.