Cherish Krisciunas, LCSW

Cherish Krisciunas is a Florida licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 12 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and big life changes. She brings a warm, nonjudgmental presence to sessions and focuses on practical steps clients can try between meetings. Her style is collaborative and centered on each person’s needs and goals.

She uses a blend of client-centered work and evidence-based methods to tailor care. That means conversations that follow what matters to the client, together with tools drawn from cognitive-behavioral ideas and emotionally-focused techniques. Sessions aim to increase insight and offer concrete skills for stress, mood, and relationship patterns.

Cherish also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current connections and patterns. This can be useful for intimacy issues, trust concerns, abandonment worries, and family conflict. The focus is on clearer communication and healthier ways of relating.

Her background includes supporting people through trauma and abuse, caregiving stress, end-of-life concerns, and career or life transitions. People leave sessions with strategies to cope with anger, loneliness, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Work often moves between understanding emotions and practicing new behaviors.

Sessions are offered in English and are provided from a Florida practice. Prospective clients choose a matching process to begin and then schedule sessions based on the therapist’s availability. The approach is straightforward and practical, aimed at steady, manageable progress.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice their thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and helps improve intimacy, trust, and communication patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals, needs, and personal preferences. That process can include trying techniques from different approaches and adjusting as progress is tracked.

Confirm available session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy schedule and allows for consistent check-ins without long commutes. Some formats can be more helpful when bandwidth is limited, when a shorter check-in is needed, or when scheduling during a lunch break or between appointments. Licensed professionals provide guidance on which approach and format will best support your goals.