About Cherrilleye
Cherrilleye Joiner is a licensed marriage and family therapist with nine years of clinical experience working in Oklahoma. She brings a practical, down-to-earth style and aims to meet people where they are.
Background and approach
Her focus is on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship or parenting concerns. She has worked in a range of settings including schools, therapeutic foster care homes, inpatient and outpatient mental health hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and outpatient clinics.
That varied background gives her experience with many kinds of life challenges and transitions. In sessions she uses hands-on approaches such as cognitive behavioral tools, attachment perspectives, and emotionally focused methods.
She combines these with client-centered listening so people can name what matters and try practical steps between meetings. Cherrilleye emphasizes whole-person care - mind, body, and spirit - and encourages steady commitment to personal growth.
She talks through problems in clear, simple language and helps clients build coping skills for anger, addiction struggles, grief, intimacy issues, and career or self-esteem concerns. Her work also covers trauma and abuse recovery, navigating big life changes, and managing ADHD-related challenges.
People who want a collaborative, straightforward therapist who offers practical strategies and empathetic listening may find her approach a good fit.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on values and small committed actions to move toward a more meaningful life, and it can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand emotional needs and build safer, more connected ways of relating, which can be useful for relationship stress and intimacy issues.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try methods that fit your situation. Together you can adjust the work as needs change and pick techniques that feel practical and relevant.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let you talk through material face to face. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or when a quick message fits your day. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep consistent momentum on goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Texas
- Languages
- English