Cheryl Wharton , LMFT

Cheryl Wharton is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with nearly 30 years of professional counseling experience. She holds a degree in Psychology and a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and her LMFT credential indicates formal licensure to work with individuals, couples, and families in the state. Over three decades she has guided people through relationship struggles, mood concerns, addiction and trauma, parenting challenges, grief, and other life transitions, helping clients move from surviving to living more authentically.

Cheryl combines clinical training with life experience to create a respectful, empathic space where people can be heard and valued. She emphasizes identifying strengths, building resilience, and clarifying purpose while supporting clients to face difficult emotions and painful patterns. Her approach is holistic, attending to psychological, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual dimensions so clients can develop practical skills and greater self-understanding.

With specialties that include relationship and family issues, intimacy and communication problems, anxiety and depression, coping with life changes, and challenges such as codependency, infidelity, blended family dynamics, and grief, Cheryl works collaboratively to tailor treatment to each person’s goals. Her practice focuses on helping clients improve relationships, increase emotional regulation, and build the life they want with greater confidence and connection.

Approaches that guide remote sessions with Cheryl Wharton

Cheryl draws from Client-Centered Therapy to create a collaborative, empathic relationship in which the client’s goals and experiences drive the work. This approach helps people strengthen self-awareness, self-acceptance, and personal agency in relationships and life decisions.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-focused, often applied to anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Cheryl works together with each person to determine which methods suit their needs, goals, and preferences. Licensed professionals, including therapists like Cheryl, often blend techniques so treatment aligns with the client’s pace and concerns.

Online therapy with Cheryl is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access ongoing support from home or work, maintain continuity during life transitions, and fit therapy into a busy life while working toward meaningful change.