Cheryl McDonald, LCSW, OR | Psychotherapist

About Cheryl McDonald

Focus areas

Addiction / Substance Abuse

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Life Transition

Adoption Counseling

Behavioral Therapy

Personality Disorder

Anxiety

Bipolar Disorder

Clientele seen

Young adults (18-24)

Couples

Adults (25-64)

Families

Teenagers (13-17)

Treatment approaches

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

EMDR

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Gottman Method

Dialectical (DBT)

Motivational Interviewing

Identity

Gender

Female

Faith

Christian

Ethnicity

White

Languages spoken

English

Getting to know Cheryl McDonald

Hi there, I'm Cheryl! I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with almost 10 years of experience working with underserved populations who may be currently or at risk of experiencing crisis. I enjoy clinical work and use a mixture of therapies for most conditions including low mood, relationship distress, anxiety, trauma exposure, psychosis and other diagnoses. My focus I am comfortable working with a wide range of clients and behaviors including self-harm, reality checking skills, underserved populations, first responders, individuals with depression, mood fluctuations, children, adolescents and families. My approach I use a variety of therapies that focus on identifying how previous experiences can impact our thoughts and reactions to situations happening now. I use cognitive behavioral therapy mixed with skills from EMDR, dialectic behavioral therapy and mindfulness. I believe you are the expert in your lived experience, you are the expert of your life. My communication style My communication style is calm, humorous, and collaborative. I approach tough topics in collaboration with my clients. If a topic feels too big in the moment, we can pause, use coping skills to refocus and revise our approach to be more manageable. My journey to mental healthcare I’ve always been drawn to helping people and getting income from helping people sounded great! I started out in medical nursing, but quickly switched to social work. My social work practice has always been focused on crisis, domestic violence, mobile crisis teams or others who are exposed to work-related trauma, and individuals who may self-harm. My goals for you I help my clients meet goals by supporting them in identifying the main problem they would like to begin with as one of the first activities in therapy. We will then identify how this problem impacts your life and what would be a reasonable goal for us to achieve through therapy. Setting smaller goals more frequently can help you make big changes!

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Popular visit reasons

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Gender Affirming Counseling

Mood Swings

Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD)

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit

Therapy

Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Depression

Gender Affirming Counseling

Mood Swings

Education and background

Practice names

Rula Health - Oregon

Education and training

Portland State University, Master's in Social Work

NPI number

1578082822

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What practice does Cheryl McDonald work with?

Cheryl McDonald works with Rula Health - Oregon.

What are common reasons for patients to see Cheryl McDonald?

Cheryl McDonald frequently sees patients for Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Depression, Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Intake / Initial Visit, and Therapy. You can see other visit reasons for Cheryl McDonald on their profile.