Cheryl Hopkins, LMFT

Cheryl Hopkins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 40 years of experience working in California. She helps people manage stress and anxiety, cope with grief and loss, and navigate relationship and parenting concerns. Cheryl approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion as she listens to what matters most to them.

Her style is practical and conversational. Cheryl tailors discussions and plans to each person's situation. She focuses on small, doable steps that build confidence and reduce overwhelm over time. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match what the person can handle.

Cheryl uses a mix of approaches to meet different needs. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered techniques to help people clarify values and build a life that feels meaningful.

Over four decades she has helped people with many concerns beyond the core issues of stress and relationships. Her additional focus areas include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, blended family issues, aging and geriatric matters, substance concerns, and problems tied to trust and communication.

Cheryl welcomes conversations about goals and what a successful outcome looks like for each person. She aims to support and empower people as they take steps toward a more fulfilling and manageable life.

Online approaches and what to expect

Cheryl commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and habits and replace them with more helpful ones; it is often used for anxiety, stress, and mood problems. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying what matters to someone and taking committed action toward those values while learning to live with difficult feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then recommend ways of working that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video works well when visual cues matter, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options help people keep consistent momentum when schedules are busy or travel is difficult.