Cheryl Pacione, LMHC

Cheryl Pacione is a solution-focused Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 25 years of clinical experience helping people navigate life transitions, manage symptoms, and build more satisfying relationships. She blends practical strategies with compassionate listening to help individuals uncover patterns, shift limiting beliefs, and move toward goals that reflect their values and priorities.

Cheryl has worked with diverse populations, including LGBTQIA+ individuals and those in non-monogamous relationships, and she served for several years on a New York State committee focused on inclusion and diversity. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping difficulties, parenting challenges, relationship and family problems, and career-related concerns. She also offers support around adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiving stress, chronic illness and disability, codependency, and other complex presentations.

In addition to clinical counseling, Cheryl works as a vocational counselor and applies her familiarity with the Americans with Disabilities Act when assisting clients with job-related concerns and workplace accommodations. Based in New York in the Eastern Standard Time zone, she practices full time and offers sessions Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM EST and Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST. Many clients combine asynchronous message-based communication with regular weekly live sessions by video or phone, and Cheryl typically responds to messages within 24 hours.

Those seeking additional guidance through a difficult situation or ready to pursue personal growth will find Cheryl to be a collaborative, experienced clinician who aims to help them move forward with clarity and purpose.

Approaches and Online Care with Cheryl Pacione

Cheryl Pacione uses client-centered therapy to place the person's experience and goals at the center of the work. This approach emphasizes empathic listening and collaboration so clients feel heard while they explore what matters most and find personal solutions to stress, relationship concerns, and identity questions.

She also incorporates mindfulness therapy techniques to help individuals develop greater present-moment awareness and tools for managing anxiety, intrusive thoughts, sleep difficulties, and emotional reactivity. These practices can support regulation and clearer decision-making during times of change.

Motivational interviewing is another approach Cheryl uses when clients are facing ambivalence around change - for example with addictions, career transitions, or health behaviors. This style helps people clarify their own motivations and build commitment to realistic next steps in a nonjudgmental way.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Cheryl works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. She will help identify which techniques feel most useful and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to access consistent care while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities, and they support continuity of care even when life circumstances change.