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- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment issues
- Family conflict
About Cherise
Dr. Cherise Murphy-McNear is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 21 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, self esteem, and coping with life changes. Sessions are conducted in English and she practices from Florida.
She helps people address common and complex relationship patterns. That includes attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, commitment or control issues, blended family challenges, and divorce or separation. She also works with people navigating identity questions such as gender dysphoria, and with those involved in BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture.
Her work includes supporting people who face first responder stress, feelings of emptiness, guilt or shame, and problems rooted in family of origin. She talks through practical steps for motivation, confidence, and coping strategies for everyday life changes. Her approach centers on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions and treatment planning.
Dr. Murphy-McNear asks for respectful, sensitive collaboration and adjusts conversation and planning to individual needs. She frames the first appointment as a starting point for identifying goals and choosing methods that fit the person's situation. Payment uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and sessions are scheduled after completing a short matching questionnaire and selecting a first appointment.
International clients are not currently accepted. Prospective clients are encouraged to confirm current session options before booking by completing the matching questionnaire and scheduling the initial session.
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How evidence-based approaches guide online care
Dr. Murphy-McNear uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address specific problems. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on how thoughts and behaviors interact; they help with anxiety, stress, and motivation by teaching practical coping skills and ways to test unhelpful beliefs. Attachment-informed work looks at relational patterns and early family influences; it helps people understand trust, abandonment concerns, and recurring relationship dynamics.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review goals, symptoms, and personal preferences during early sessions. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is reviewed.
Confirm session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific online options. Many people find remote work lets them fit appointments around work and family, reduces travel time, and supports shorter check-ins when needed. If a phone session or a video visit better suits someone's schedule or bandwidth, discuss that when completing the matching questionnaire and scheduling the first appointment.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, plus self esteem and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include attachment, abandonment, codependency, and identity concerns like gender dysphoria.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts sessions to the person's needs. The work focuses on practical steps for motivation, confidence, and relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has 21 years of clinical mental wellness and professional helper experience working with a range of life and relationship issues.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; exact cost varies with location.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing the short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.