Cherish Krisciunas
Compassionate, practical therapy for relationships and life changes
LCSW Florida
- Experience
- 12 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Intimacy-related issues
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Cherish
Cherish Krisciunas is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) in Florida with 12 years of experience. She focuses on relationship challenges, anxiety, grief, and major life changes.
Background and approach
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental, and she aims to help people feel heard and more able to cope. Cherish uses a client-centered, collaborative approach.
Sessions begin with listening to what matters most and setting clear, practical goals. She draws on methods like cognitive behavioral therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build skills that clients can use between appointments.
Relationship work often includes communication skills, boundary setting, and practical exercises drawn from the Gottman Method to improve connection and reduce conflict. For grief and loss, sessions pair emotional processing with coping strategies to manage day-to-day responsibilities.
Anxiety and stress are addressed with troubleshooting tools, behavioral experiments, and values-based action steps. People who are caregivers or facing end-of-life issues can find focused support for decision stress and emotional fatigue.
Cherish also helps with attachment concerns, intimacy issues including kink and alternative sex culture, infidelity, and navigating separation or divorce. She blends talk and action so progress feels concrete.
Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Cherish works with adults in Florida and conducts therapy in English.
The aim is steady, practical change so clients leave sessions with useful tools and clearer next steps.
Therapy approaches for online relationship and life work
Cherish commonly uses the Gottman Method to help people improve communication, manage conflict, and rebuild connection in relationships. The Gottman-oriented work often includes structured exercises and practical dialogue skills aimed at reducing hurtful patterns and increasing emotional understanding.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients clarify values and take meaningful action even when uncomfortable emotions are present. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and choosing behaviors that match what matters most. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to understand how early relational patterns affect current intimacy and trust, and to practice new ways of relating that feel safer and more connected.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cherish will listen to your goals, try methods that match your needs, and adjust the plan together as therapy progresses. That way the work stays practical and aligned with real-life concerns.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice, phone sessions can be a good option for lower bandwidth or when hands-free convenience helps, and messaging formats support brief check-ins or ongoing coaching between longer appointments. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
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Experience
12+ years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English