Cheri Pfeiffer, LCSW
Compassionate support for life changes
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At a glance
- Listed location
- Delaware
- Experience
- 16+ years
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Languages
- English
- License (Delaware)
- LCSW · No. Q1-0000770
- NPI
- 1376197434
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- Practical coping skills
- End-of-life support
- LGBT adult support
About Cheri
Her work emphasizes building a straightforward, respectful connection. She creates space for people to talk about hard feelings without judgment. Cheri treats therapy as a partnership and views clients as the experts on their own lives.
She has a history of supporting LGBT adults and addresses intimacy, relationship, and family-related concerns. Her practice also includes help for people coping with addiction, anger, low self-esteem, and loneliness. She names aging and geriatric issues, cancer, caregiver stress, and hospice and end-of-life counseling among additional focus areas.
Sessions tend to center on practical steps and clear goals. Cheri helps people break problems into manageable parts and develop coping skills they can try between meetings. She also offers coaching-style support when clients want concrete strategies for life changes.
Cheri works from Delaware and communicates in English. She accepts international clients. To begin, people follow the site’s Start Therapy flow, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time based on the therapist’s availability.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Delaware
Languages
English
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are central to Cheri’s work. One common approach she uses focuses on short-term coping skills and symptom reduction through practical exercises. This helps people manage anxiety, stress, and mood symptoms by learning breathing, grounding, and activity-planning strategies.Another approach centers on processing grief and major life transitions through guided conversation and meaning-making. This type of work helps people facing loss, serious medical diagnoses, hospice or end-of-life issues, and caregiver stress find ways to make decisions and adapt over time.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Cheri works collaboratively with each person to identify goals, try approaches, and adjust the plan based on what feels most useful. She invites clients to share preferences so sessions match their needs and pace.
The biography does not list specific session formats. Before booking, confirm which online or in-person formats are available. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people continue care across locations and coordinate appointments around medical treatments or caregiving responsibilities.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Cheri commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. Additional concerns include addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, and mood disorders.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Cheri emphasizes a partnership model where clients guide the work. Sessions focus on practical steps, coping skills, and clear goals to use between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 16 years of professional experience working with adults in a variety of life situations.
Where is she based and what is her credential?
She practices in Delaware and holds the DE LCSW credential as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Does she offer services in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she provide?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are available.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy here?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.