CHERYL CHING, LCSW

I believe in the power of the human spirit and the ability to overcome adversity. Sometimes we go through times in our life where we need someone besides people in our life for support. Sometimes we have blind spots to why we keep repeating behaviors we know hurts us and those around us. Sometimes we need help outside ourselves to get us back on track.

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In my work, I've addressed issues such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, separation/divorce, school/academic issues, communication difficulties, developmental disabilities, early childhood, and stress. Most recently, my work has focused on issues related to sex and intimacy, including conversations around sexuality, kink, sexual trauma, low desire, desire descrepancy, and consensual non-monogamy. I work from a strengths-based, collaborative perspective, holding the idea that our stress obscures our ability to see our innate strength and abilities. As a cisgender woman of color, I am committed to social justice, oppression, marginalization, power, privilege, sex positivity, and body autonomy. My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirming. 

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I am a NYS Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have been practicing for several years. I completed my Masters of Social Welfare at University of California, Berkeley. I completed post-graduate training at Yale Child Study Center and Ackerman Institute for the Family. I am currently an adjunct faculty member at the Ackerman Institute for the Family, instructing and supervising post-graduate clinicians.

 

I am also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Repressing (EMDR), a trauma treatment. I completed the Certficate in Sex Therapy at the Institute of Contemporary Psychology.