- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Guilt and shame
About Cherise
Dr. Cherise Murphy-McNear is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 21 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also lists focused areas such as attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, forgiveness, gender dysphoria, and guilt and shame.
Dr. Murphy-McNear aims to keep conversations direct and respectful. She adapts how she talks and plans treatment to fit what each person brings to sessions. Her work often centers on practical steps people can try between meetings to manage anxiety or rebuild confidence.
Her background spans two decades of helping people with relationship strain, blended family challenges, and the fallout from separation or divorce. She has experience with concerns connected to alternative sexual cultures, control and commitment issues, and feelings of emptiness tied to family of origin difficulties.
In sessions she addresses how attachment patterns and past losses affect present behavior. She helps people name the ways shame or guilt show up, and then looks for clearer options for action and communication. For first responders and others carrying duty-related stress, she brings focused attention to the pressures those roles create.
Conversations are practical and straightforward. She invites people to describe what they want to change and works with them to try realistic steps. To begin, readers are asked to use the site's online intake so they can match and schedule a first session.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online work
Dr. Murphy-McNear uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing patterns that keep people stuck. One commonly used approach looks at how current thoughts and behaviors sustain anxiety and low mood, and then tries small, testable changes to those patterns. Another approach examines relationship and attachment patterns to clarify how early losses or abandonment affect present connections and choices.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up, and then recommend ways of working that fit those needs. This is a collaborative decision made over the first few sessions rather than a set plan up front.
The biography does not list which online session formats are used, so please confirm available options before booking. In general, online appointments can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can also adjust session length or frequency to match what someone needs as they work through guilt, shame, or relationship concerns.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
21+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes, and lists additional focuses including attachment, codependency, and guilt and shame.
How does she approach therapy?
Her approach emphasises direct conversation and practical steps. She adapts dialog and treatment plans to fit each person's situation.
What experience does she bring?
She has 21 years of clinical experience working with adults on relationship strain, blended family issues, and stress related to professional roles.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Does she work in languages other than English or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the site's See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.