Therapist profile
Cheryl Comfort, LPC
Arkansas
Licensed Professional Counselor - codependency and relationships
Continue with CherylWhere Cheryl stands
- Credentials
- LPC
- License
- LPC, Arkansas / P2209024
- NPI
- 1831884501
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arkansas
About
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- CBT and DBT tools
About Cheryl
Cheryl Comfort is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Arkansas with eight years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and codependency. She also works with concerns like anger, low self-esteem, addiction-related struggles, grief, and relationship and intimacy-related issues.
Cheryl uses straightforward talk and practical tools in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice and change unhelpful thinking. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take small meaningful steps. Attachment-based work looks at patterns that repeat in relationships and how to try different ways of relating.
Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings. Cheryl helps with boundary-setting, calming skills for anxiety and anger, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. She talks through coping strategies for life changes, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and workplace pressure. For people affected by others' drinking or mood swings, she assists with safer limits and clearer communication.
Her style is client-centered - listening first, then suggesting exercises that fit practical life demands. She uses elements of DBT where emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed. Work on body image, eating concerns, ADHD-related struggles, or grief combines concrete steps and reflective conversation.
Cheryl practices in Arkansas and offers sessions in English. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and formats to make sure they fit their routine.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches for online sessions
Cheryl uses a mix of approaches that focus on actions and relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck and then choose actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, low mood, and codependency patterns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape reactions now, and it helps people try new ways of relating and communicating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behavior, which often helps with depression, anxiety, and problem coping.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Cheryl will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and daily life. She helps set clear targets, tries techniques, and adjusts plans based on what works in follow-up sessions.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm the specific options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce the time spent traveling. It can also allow for video or phone conversations when quieter surroundings or less bandwidth are helpful. Licensed professionals commonly use these practical benefits to keep therapy manageable while working on skills for boundaries, emotion regulation, and coping with life changes.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Arkansas
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and boundary problems?
Yes. She works with people who struggle to say no, who put others first, and who want clearer limits in relationships.
What is her style in sessions?
She listens carefully and then suggests practical exercises. Sessions combine discussion with simple skills to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience as a practicing counselor.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC, listed as AR LPC, and she practices in Arkansas.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
Current session formats are not specified here. Please confirm the available formats before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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