Cheryl Salas, LMFT

Cheryl Salas is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 18 years of clinical experience working with couples, individuals, families, and groups across inpatient and outpatient settings. She has supported people through a broad range of concerns, including spiritual questions, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, stress, career transitions, divorce recovery, premarital preparation, communication training, and eating disorder challenges.

Her therapeutic manner is warm, interactive, and grounded in respect and compassion. Cheryl avoids stigmatizing labels and aims to meet each person where they are, offering sensitivity and steady support. She uses an eclectic mix of methods - including cognitive-behavioral techniques, paradoxical interventions, empathic listening, and family of origin work - tailoring conversations and treatment plans to each client’s unique needs.

Sessions are paced to challenge clients toward meaningful goals while ensuring they feel heard and understood. Cheryl emphasizes collaboration, helping clients identify priorities and build practical ways to cope and grow. She recognizes the courage it takes to seek change and is committed to empowering people as they take steps toward a more fulfilling and balanced life. Cheryl looks forward to working with those ready to begin that process.

Practical approaches and online therapy options

Cheryl integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach is often used for anxiety, stress, mood concerns, and coping with life changes. She also draws on family of origin work to explore how early relationships and family dynamics shape present-day patterns, which can be useful for relationship issues, communication problems, and concerns about identity or life purpose. Empathic listening is a core element of her work, creating space for clients to feel understood while exploring emotions and next steps.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cheryl partners with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, adjusting techniques and the pace of work so the therapy fits the individual or couple. This ongoing collaboration helps match methods to what will be most helpful at each stage of change.

Online therapy with Cheryl is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules, mobility constraints, or geographic distance within Michigan. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and access support in ways that suit daily life while working toward meaningful change.