Cheryl Coney, LPC

Cheryl Coney has practiced in the counseling field since 2007, bringing years of experience supporting people coping with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, career transitions, addictions, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, and ADHD. She has also worked with individuals who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. Her work spans adolescents and adults across residential, inpatient, and outpatient settings, reflecting a broad clinical background.

She holds a credential as a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - a state credential that designates professional training and licensure to provide counseling services. Cheryl pairs enthusiasm and professionalism with unconditional positive regard, aiming to help clients build confidence as they explore emotions and change behaviors that interfere with healthier living. Her style is warm and interactive, grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she avoids stigmatizing labels.

Cheryl integrates cognitive-behavioral, dialectical, and humanistic approaches within a client-centered framework, tailoring dialogue and treatment plans to each person s circumstances and goals. She emphasizes collaboration in treatment planning, believing that effective plans require client input and a shared definition of success. Whatever the path that brought someone to counseling, Cheryl focuses on practical, skillful steps to improve quality of life while empowering clients to examine their perspectives and try new ways of coping.

Cheryl earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Slippery Rock University in 2011 and a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University in Pittsburgh in 2016. She is not currently accepting new clients and does not work with international clients.