Therapist profile
Dr. Cherise Murphy-McNear, LMHC
LMHC focusing on family and relationships
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- Stress and anxiety
- Family conflict
- Self esteem work
About Cherise
Dr. Cherise Murphy-McNear is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 21 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family conflict, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, blended family challenges, and shame-related difficulties.
Her practice focuses on clear, practical conversations. Sessions look at how current problems connect to family of origin patterns, attachment styles, and recurring behavior. She discusses relationship dynamics and helps people build coping strategies they can use between sessions.
Dr. Murphy-McNear has worked with a wide range of concerns across two decades. That experience informs gentle but direct feedback and realistic goal-setting. She invites clients to set the pace and concentrates on steps that produce everyday changes in how people relate and function.
She also addresses more specific areas such as codependency, commitment and control issues, divorce and separation, and identity matters including gender dysphoria. Topics related to alternative sexual cultures, including BDSM and kink, are part of her practice when they arise in a person's life.
Her approach is practical and person-focused. Conversations aim to make patterns easier to recognize and shift. People who come to her typically leave with clearer plans and new tools to manage stress and relationship challenges.
How sessions work
Evidence-based approaches and online sessions
Dr. Murphy-McNear uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. Cognitive-style approaches look at unhelpful thinking patterns and teach practical ways to test and change them, which can reduce worry and improve mood. Attachment-informed work examines how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships and helps people notice and alter those repeating dynamics.Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will discuss options with clients, try methods that fit the person's goals, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients take part in deciding which techniques to keep using and which to change.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific online options. Online sessions can make therapy fit a busy schedule by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins on a tight day, or making it easier to join from a convenient location. These practical benefits often help people maintain consistency while they work on stress, relationships, and family-related concerns.
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Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family issues, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes, plus related topics such as abandonment and attachment issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and conversational, focusing on clear feedback and concrete steps to change patterns and manage symptoms.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of clinical mental health experience working with a range of adult concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (FL LMHC) based in Florida.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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