Dr. Cheryl Mansfield , LICSW, LCSW

Dr. Cheryl Mansfield is a Virginia-based Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience offering psychotherapy to individuals and couples across outpatient clinics, hospitals, and military settings. She blends a strength-based perspective with a holistic, eclectic approach to help people understand stressors, recognize how those pressures affect them, and develop practical coping skills to reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

Her practice draws from evidence-based techniques, including cognitive behavioral interventions, client-centered methods, and solution-focused strategies, applied in ways intended to deliver efficient, lasting relief. Dr. Mansfield emphasizes collaborative work - identifying obstacles and tailoring interventions to each person's circumstances so therapy addresses both internal and external contributors to problems.

Known for creating a warm, welcoming atmosphere, she aims to help clients feel at ease while exploring difficult thoughts and feelings. Her credentials include LICSW and LCSW, clinical social work licenses that indicate advanced training and experience in mental health practice. Dr. Mansfield is committed to supporting individuals through life transitions, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, addiction, caregiving stress, and a wide range of emotional concerns using compassionate, goal-oriented care.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Dr. Mansfield frequently uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on creating an empathetic, nonjudgmental space where the person's goals guide the work. This approach helps people explore their values, build self-understanding, and strengthen their ability to make choices that align with their needs.

She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy - a practical, skills-oriented method that helps identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and replace them with strategies that reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness therapy is another component, offering simple techniques to increase present-moment awareness and manage emotional reactivity, useful for stress, grief, and trauma-related responses.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Mansfield works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reach people living in different locations, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not feasible, while enabling therapists to tailor sessions to the client’s communication style and needs.