At a glance
- Credentials
- LCPC
- License
- LCPC, Montana / BBH-LCPC-LIC-411
- NPI
- 1235144080
- Experience
- 27 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Montana
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Motivational approach
- Practical coping skills
- Collaborative goal setting
About Cheryl
Cheryl McNeil is a licensed clinical professional counselor (LCPC) with 27 years of experience. She helps people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem struggles, and workplace or career challenges. She also works with mood disorders and issues like compassion fatigue and eating or anger problems.
Cheryl uses a practical, person-focused approach. Sessions aim to meet each person where they are and build on their strengths. She listens for what matters most and helps people notice small, workable changes that fit their life.
Her approach draws on several methods, including Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), and Solution-Focused Therapy. These tools are mixed to match a person’s needs rather than following a single formula. Cheryl values helping people accept where they are while finding direction for change.
Over nearly three decades, she has seen people from different backgrounds and life stages in settings that included community mental health and programs for young adults. That experience informs how she frames goals and supports coping skills in everyday life.
Cheryl practices from Montana and offers work in English. She welcomes people who want a straightforward, collaborative process to tackle specific problems, life transitions, or long-standing patterns.
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How these approaches guide online work
Cheryl commonly draws on Motivational Interviewing and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her practice. Motivational Interviewing focuses on listening for what matters most to a person and helping them strengthen their own reasons for change. It can be useful for challenges like addictions, ambivalence about choices, or starting a new behavior. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match their values; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cheryl aims to collaborate with each person to identify which methods feel most useful. She will discuss goals, preferences, and practical needs, then adjust methods over time based on what works for the client.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that focus on immediate concerns. It can also offer options that work better when someone prefers not to be on camera or needs a shorter appointment during a break. Licensed professionals can adapt Motivational Interviewing and ACT techniques for remote sessions to help people make steady progress toward their goals. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueAdditional focus areas
Blended family issuesCodependencyCommitment issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationEmptinessForgivenessInfidelityJealousyMood disordersMulticultural concernsSelf-harmWorkplace issuesTherapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Motivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyExperience
27+ years
Listed in
Montana
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Cheryl focus on?
She addresses a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related problems, eating and anger concerns, bipolar and other mood disorders, workplace issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-focused and practical. She listens closely, mixes approaches to fit the client, and works toward small, achievable changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 27 years of experience working in community mental health, a Job Corps program, and private settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCPC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and she practices in Montana.
Which languages and international work are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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