Cheryl Wharton, LMFT

Cheryl Wharton brings 30 years of professional counseling experience to her work with individuals, couples, and families. She earned a degree in psychology and a master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, and she is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in California - a credential that denotes specialized training in helping families and relationships. Cheryl combines life experience with clinical skill to guide people toward more authentic, resilient lives.

Clients find that she creates a respectful, non-judgmental space where they can be heard and begin to explore their strengths. Her approach considers the whole person - psychological, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual - and emphasizes practical steps that support growth, purpose, and improved relationships. Cheryl focuses on building resilience and helping people move from merely surviving to thriving.

She has extensive experience addressing relationship and family concerns as well as individual struggles including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem issues, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Cheryl also works with blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, infidelity, isolation and loneliness, midlife transitions, and related areas. Her aim is to help clients identify goals, reduce obstacles, and strengthen the quality of their relationships and daily lives.