Cheryl Marrow is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, stress, and major life changes.
01About Cheryl
Cheryl Marrow is a licensed counselor and marriage and family therapist who helps people facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, stress, and major life changes. She draws on 25 years of clinical experience to guide practical next steps and clearer thinking during hard moments. Cheryl keeps sessions direct and focused.
She listens for what matters most, then helps clients try small changes that make daily life easier. Conversations often include communication skills, coping strategies for anxiety or anger, and steps for rebuilding trust after infidelity or separation.
Background and approach
Her work often addresses family patterns and the effects of upbringing on current choices. Cheryl helps people untangle codependency, blended family tensions, and problems that come from control issues or past abandonment. She also supports those working through substance use and recovery decisions.
Therapy blends supportive listening with structured techniques. Clients may use cognitive-behavioral tools to change unhelpful thoughts, emotion-focused methods to deepen connection, or Gottman-derived exercises for relationship repair. Sessions are paced to match each person's goals and comfort level.
Cheryl practices in the District of Columbia and holds LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and LMFT, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She offers sessions in English and welcomes international clients. Practical concerns like scheduling and session format are handled up front so therapy can fit everyday life.
02Credentials
- LPC (District of Columbia)
- License PRC883 · expires July 2027
- LMFT (District of Columbia)
- License LMFT000114 · expires July 2027
- NPI
- 1285907279 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cheryl lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Cheryl names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the methods Cheryl names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How Cheryl blends proven approaches for online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience without judgment. It helps people feel heard and clarify their own goals before trying new strategies.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. Cheryl uses it to teach practical tools for anxiety, anger, and unhelpful thinking patterns that get in the way of daily life.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cheryl will talk with each person about goals, life circumstances, and what feels most helpful, then recommend and adapt methods together rather than imposing a single route forward.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations; phone sessions work when video is impractical; live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, brief coaching, or moments when writing helps express thoughts. Those options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or travel routines while maintaining a steady course of care.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Cheryl address?
She works with relationship problems, addiction and recovery, stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, and coping with major life changes.
What is Cheryl's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is a mix of listening and practical techniques. Sessions aim to build skills for communication, emotion regulation, and clearer decision making.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience working with adults across relationship and life-transition issues.
What credentials and location apply to this practice?
She is noted as LPC and LMFT and practices in the District of Columbia.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cheryl?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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