Cheryl Ubelhor Kotyuk, LCSW
Licensed in Indiana · 40 years in practice
Cheryl Ubelhor Kotyuk helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and major life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Indiana
- 34004171A · expires April 2026
- NPI
- 1093383200 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
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About Cheryl
Cheryl Ubelhor Kotyuk helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, and major life changes. She writes plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person. Cheryl is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, with four decades of experience in social services and mental health work.
Her approach is client-centered and warm. Sessions focus on what the person brings to the room and practical ways to move forward.
Background and approach
Cheryl aims to help people build coping skills, manage strong emotions, and clarify next steps when life feels stuck. Over a long career she has supported people dealing with trauma, family problems, separation and divorce, codependency, and career stress. She also works with concerns like sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
Cheryl draws on many years of hands-on practice to adapt to each person’s needs. Conversations tend to be interactive and straightforward. Cheryl helps people sort immediate problems and develop longer-term goals.
She will listen, reflect back what she hears, and collaborate on practical strategies to try between sessions. Cheryl earned a Bachelor of Arts from Purdue University and a Master of Social Work from Indiana University. She practices from Indiana and offers services in English, including work with people located outside the United States via online formats when appropriate.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cheryl lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Cheryl names
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Online support
Client-centered support delivered online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and responding with empathy and respect. It helps people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure about next steps by centering the conversation on their goals and experiences.Cheryl uses a collaborative style in sessions, listening first and then helping people identify changes they want to try. Together they choose approaches that fit the person’s needs, goals, and preferences rather than following a rigid plan.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visuals help, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to connect from different places and at varied times while keeping therapy practical and manageable.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Cheryl focus on?
Cheryl works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, and life transitions. She also helps people with sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, and career concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and client-centered. Sessions emphasize listening, reflection, and collaborative problem solving focused on real-life changes.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has worked in social services and mental health for about 40 years and holds decades of clinical experience supporting people through crises and life changes.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
Cheryl practices in Indiana and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients when online formats fit the situation.
Which session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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