Dr. Cherie Swingler, LPC

Dr. Cherie Swingler is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor in Missouri with ten years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, parenting concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and blended family issues among other areas. She also lists concerns such as abandonment, caregiver stress, communication problems, grief, and career questions.

She uses straightforward, talk-and-skill sessions. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what changes the person wants. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to listen and reflect, and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach skills for managing strong emotions and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.

Sessions often include practical exercises. That can mean learning specific coping skills, practicing communication techniques, or testing a small change between meetings. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone wants clearer goals or help staying on track. Mindfulness practices may be introduced to ground attention in anxious or stressful moments.

Her style is direct and respectful. She helps people identify patterns, try alternative actions, and notice what works. She does not tell people what to do; she helps them find their own solutions and build skills to handle family transitions and difficult life events.

People coming from blended households will find concrete tools for co-parenting conversations, step-parenting roles, loyalty conflicts, and merging routines. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats before booking and follow the site's process to match and schedule an initial meeting.