My name is Cherie Shanko and I am a Licensed Independent Social Worker. I graduated from The Ohio State University in 2016 with a Masters degree in Social Work. I enjoy working with both mental health and substance use issues. I use a holistic, trauma-informed approach with clients, addressing the many issues in life that make a person uniquely them. I believe it is important to consider how thoughts, feelings, behaviors and social connections influence someone's ability to thrive. I have experience working with adolescence, adults, and the LGBTQ+ population.
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Grief, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coping with life changes
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Cherie is a very understanding person and listens. She totally gets what I mean even when I mess up explaining. Would recommend her to anyone I could.
Written on Aug 15, 2019 after therapy with Cherie for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Cherie is incredible. I've been working with her for about a month and she has been consistently available and kind. Cherie listens carefully to my thoughts and concerns and provides helpful feedback and exercises tailored to me. She is very considerate, never judgmental, and always careful to redirect our conversations to focus on the things that I've expressed interest in working on. Her questions are clear and well timed. She provides resources to achieve my wellness and personal goals more thoughtfully than anyone else I have worked with. I always look forward to checking in with Cherie and I'm so glad that we matched!
Written on Aug 08, 2019 after therapy with Cherie for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes