Cheryl Gully, LCSW

Cheryl Gully is a California-licensed therapist with two decades of clinical experience helping individuals and families navigate relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, anger concerns, and major life transitions. As an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), she draws on evidence-based techniques to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each client’s unique needs and circumstances, focusing on practical skills and compassionate support.

She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and empathy, creating a collaborative environment where clients can explore patterns, improve communication, and develop healthier coping strategies. Cheryl emphasizes personalized care rather than one-size-fits-all solutions, adapting her methods to align with a client’s goals, values, and pace.

Recognizing that seeking help is often a courageous first step, she aims to make the process welcoming and accessible. Cheryl works with people across a range of family and relationship situations, offering guidance for parents, couples, and individuals facing conflict, stress, or transitions, and supports clients as they build stronger connections and greater emotional resilience.

Evidence-Based Approaches for Online Relationship and Family Care

Cheryl uses practical, research-informed approaches to help clients address relationship and family concerns. She employs skills-based behavioral strategies that focus on building communication, problem-solving, and emotion-regulation skills useful for managing anger and daily stressors. These techniques help clients learn concrete tools to respond differently in challenging moments and improve interactions with others.

She also applies family-systems informed work that looks at patterns within relationships and household dynamics. This approach helps families and parents identify recurring conflicts, shift unhelpful patterns, and develop healthier routines and boundaries that support long-term functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Cheryl collaborates with each client to determine which techniques best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts methods as progress is made and encourages active involvement so clients feel invested in their change.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - making it easier to integrate sessions into busy schedules or to work with a therapist from a distance. These options support accessibility and continuity of care while allowing clients to choose the format that works best for them.