Cheryl Hann, LPC, LCMHC

Cheryl Hann is a licensed professional counselor who brings ten years of clinical experience to her work. She practices in North Carolina as an LPC and as an LCMHC, and she focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, career setbacks, and depression.

She also helps people coping with life changes, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, and challenges related to intimacy and relationships. Other areas of focus include ADHD, compassion fatigue, eating and sleeping concerns, and work with LGBT issues. Cheryl offers support for concerns such as abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, and communication problems.

Her approach is collaborative and aimed at fitting therapy to each person's needs. Cheryl uses client-centered techniques that emphasize listening and understanding. She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy strategies when helpful to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotional regulation.

Cheryl has experience with active duty military and veteran services, and she has academic study in Hispanic and Chicano cultural topics. The biography notes she tested out of university-level Spanish, and she has training addressing religious trauma and life after involvement in high-demand religions.

She frames therapy as a step-by-step process and works with people to build motivation and clearer goals. Sessions focus on practical tools, straightforward conversation, and plans people can try between meetings.

How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and shaping the conversation around the person's priorities. Online sessions can use that same approach by making space for the client to set goals and lead the discussion. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns; it often involves homework and step-by-step skill practice that can be done between online meetings. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation and coping skills for intense distress and relationship strain, and those skills translate into practical tools people can use day to day.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, needs, and preferences and will suggest approaches to try. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can also use online meetings to review worksheets, set between-session tasks, and track progress in ways that fit into everyday life.