Cheronda Pinkard , LCSW

Cheronda Pinkard is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who chose this profession to support people through mental health challenges, relationship struggles, and major life transitions. She brings a compassionate, attentive presence to each meeting and focuses on practical, goal-oriented work that helps clients move toward the changes they want to make.

Cheronda emphasizes collaboration, treating each person as the expert on their own life while contributing clinical experience to help shape achievable goals. She works with both adults and children and frequently supports individuals coping with anxiety and depression, offering strategies to better manage symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.

Her practice centers on developing concrete tools and coping skills that promote greater calm and stability. By listening closely and tailoring interventions to a person’s strengths and priorities, Cheronda aims to help clients build more peace in their lives and navigate relationships and life changes with clearer direction.

CBT and Solution-Focused Work in Online Sessions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical approach that helps people identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. In brief, structured steps, CBT teaches skills to manage anxiety, depression, and stress by focusing on how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact.

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on strengths and realistic goals, emphasizing what is already working and small, achievable changes that move a person forward. This approach is useful for relationship concerns, coping with life transitions, and building momentum toward specific outcomes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cheronda works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts strategies over time based on progress and feedback.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage with licensed professionals. Sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to choose the format that fits their schedule and comfort. This flexibility can make it easier to maintain consistency in care and apply new skills between sessions.