Cheryl is completing her Capstone from Northcentral University's Marriage and Family Therapy Master's Program in September 2024, she will graduate and become a licensed therapist for the state of Illinois, ALMFT. Cheryl earned her Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development and Elementary Education through the University of Wisconsin in Whitewater, WI. Cheryl treats individuals, families, and couples using a collaboration of integrated theories: Internal family systems, collaborative theory, Gottman, and solution-focused therapy. With mutual understanding, we explore different perspectives when learning to improve communication, identify and relay individual needs and desires, and use active listening skills to improve communication in everyday life and relationships. Cheryl's true calling is relationship therapy with specialized training in systemic addictions, treating the fundamental problem(s) and not just the symptom(s). With a direct, empathetic, and supportive nature, special focuses are parenting children on the autism spectrum, dealing with emotions during infertility treatment, eating disorders, twelve-step recovery, substance abuse disorders, families of people with a substance use disorder, divorce, pre-marriage, and trauma.