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Cheryl Champion, LICSW

Therapist

Specialties: Chronic Pain and Disease Issues, Veterans, First Responders, Aging, LGBTQ+ Community
Location: Duluth, Telehealth

About Cheryl

Cheryl has many years of experience as a mental health therapist. She has practiced in a variety of settings, from schools to corrections, medical, and non-profit settings. She has worked with individuals, families, and children from all backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, and cultures. Cheryl has worked with clients with chronic pain and disease issues, veterans and first responders, as well as those experiencing life-changing events and adjustments. She specializes in supporting people as they go through the life transitions of aging.

Cheryl teaches people skills for making healthy transitions and changes that will alter their approach to life. She works on creating new coping skills, support systems, stress reduction, and boundaries. Cheryl uses a variety of therapeutic techniques, including DBT, mindfulness, CBT, narrative therapy, and feminist therapy. Cheryl's clients sometimes find that art or music therapy, journaling, worksheets, and other techniques help reduce emotional distress. She works with the LGBTQ+ community. She specializes in those clients with issues concerning aging; medical and emotional issues that affect the final stages of the lifespan. Verified by Psychology Today.

Specialties

Cheryl’s top specialties are:

  • Coping Skills

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Stress

  • Aging