Cheryl Tredway, LCPC

Cheryl Tredway is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Kansas who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship struggles, and addiction concerns. She works with clients on grief, intimacy and self-esteem issues, career shifts, parenting strain, and attention-related challenges such as ADHD. Cheryl brings a straightforward and compassionate presence to sessions and values humor when it feels right.

With ten years of practice, she shapes therapy around each person's goals. Cheryl aims to meet people where they are and build practical steps forward. She uses clear tools to reduce symptoms and improve coping rather than relying on jargon.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Client-Centered techniques, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, EMDR, and the Gottman Method. In session she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, practice new ways of communicating, and learn emotion-regulation skills. She also offers trauma-focused work when past events continue to cause pain.

Cheryl has worked with a range of populations over her career, including university students, couples, trauma survivors, active duty military and veterans, and people struggling with anger. That experience informs practical strategies for everyday problems like communication breakdowns, codependency, caregiving stress, and coping after loss.

Clients can expect a collaborative process that focuses on clear goals and tangible steps. Cheryl emphasizes problem-solving, skill development, and tracking change so progress is visible over time.

How Cheryl’s Approaches Work Online

Cheryl commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centered approaches in online work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression. Client-Centered work emphasizes listening, empathy, and shaping sessions around what matters most to the client, which helps people feel heard and gain clarity.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques for emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be helpful for managing intense emotions and improving communication. These methods translate to remote sessions through practice exercises, skills coaching, and targeted feedback in real time.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cheryl will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative planning can include trying an approach for a few sessions and adjusting based on how well it fits.

Online therapy offers flexibility: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth is limited, live chat for brief check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, get a shorter check-in when needed, or work without being on camera while still practicing skills and tracking progress.