Cherri McCord, LPC, LPC-MHSP

Cherri McCord is a licensed professional counselor who uses practical, evidence-based methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. She blends clear thinking with empathy to create a space where clients can talk honestly about difficult moments. Her approach is calm and straightforward, aimed at making small changes that add up over time.

With 14 years of experience, she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness techniques. Those methods are applied in simple, concrete ways - identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying different coping skills, and noticing what works in daily life. Sessions focus on real problems and real solutions, not jargon.

Cherri also addresses relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, and career stress. She offers support for people facing life transitions, fertility and adoption concerns, caregiver strain, and issues tied to addiction or co-occurring conditions. Seasonal mood shifts and questions about life purpose are included in her work.

She holds LPC and LPC-MHSP credentials and practices in Tennessee. Sessions are offered in English and use a mix of conversation and practical homework to reinforce progress. Cherri aims to make each meeting a step toward clearer thinking and steadier routines.

People who choose her can expect focused sessions that emphasize skills and reflection. She encourages small experiments between sessions, and checks in on what helps and what needs adjusting. The process is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

How CBT and Mindfulness Translate to Online Sessions

Cherri uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thought patterns and test small behavior changes. CBT sessions often involve reviewing recent situations, identifying unhelpful thoughts, and trying practical experiments between meetings to see what shifts. Client-Centered Therapy complements that work by focusing on the client's priorities and pacing conversations to what feels most useful in the moment.

She also uses elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. DBT-informed techniques can help during intense moments by offering short, step-by-step strategies for calming down and making clearer choices. Together these approaches are chosen with the client; the therapist helps decide which methods match the person's goals and preferences in a collaborative way.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and interactive skill practice, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or live chat suit quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options help fit therapy into work breaks, parenting schedules, or days when leaving the house is difficult, while keeping the focus on practical skills and steady progress.