Dr. Cheryl Mansfield, LICSW, LCSW

Dr. Cheryl Mansfield is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Virginia with 20 years of experience in the mental health field. She has provided psychotherapy to individuals and couples across outpatient clinics, hospitals, and military settings, supporting people through a wide range of life challenges. Dr. Mansfield helps clients explore their stressors, develop awareness of how those stressors affect thoughts and behavior, and practice techniques that reduce the intensity of stress and emotional pain.

Her work focuses on identifying barriers to well-being and using a blend of evidence-based strategies to produce meaningful, lasting change. She emphasizes a strengths-based perspective and a holistic, eclectic approach that draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy. Those credentials LICSW and LCSW indicate that she is a licensed clinical social worker - LICSW stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Dr. Mansfield is committed to helping individuals and couples navigate relationship concerns, trauma, grief, addiction, parenting challenges, and many other issues. She aims to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere that supports open sharing and steady progress toward clients' goals.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Session Options

Dr. Cheryl Mansfield integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to support clients in therapy. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration - it helps people feel heard and encourages self-directed growth by focusing on strengths and personal goals. CBT is a practical, skills-based approach that examines the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and alter unhelpful patterns.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to help clients identify concrete goals and build on what already works in their lives; this approach is especially useful when people want more immediate, actionable steps toward change. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process - Dr. Mansfield works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexibility by making it possible to meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and allow ongoing support from licensed professionals in ways that fit a client's routine and comfort level.