About Cheryl PCC DSTP CPC BTRL CES CDGC CDC

About Cheryl

I became a coach to more effectively support women and couples who are hurting and not sure how to handle a partner's betrayal.

I have learned from some of the best experts in the area of coaching, sex addiction, betrayal trauma, Early Recovery Couples Empathy Model (ERCEM), Attachment Theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), boundaries, and family of origin work.

My approach to working with people who are trying to heal from one of the most devastating experiences in life is:

1) I will never tell a betrayed partner that the reason the other partner is lusting after other people has anything to do with the betrayed partner.

2) I will never tell a betrayed partner they aren't committed or Godly enough if they choose to leave or they are weak if they choose to stay.

3) I believe that addictions or compulsive behaviors are used to numb out or avoid pain and uncomfortable feelings.

4) I believe in creating a safe space for both partners to heal and treating each with dignity and respect.

Training/Knowledge that equips me to support people well

PCC (Professional Certified Coach) ICF International Coaching Federation
CPC (Certified Partner Coach) APSATS Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model Training - Barbara Steffens Ph.D and Carol Juergensen Sheets
CES (Certified ERCEM Specialist) Early Recovery Couples Empathy Model - Carol Juergensen Sheets and Jake Porter EdD.
BTRL (Certified Betrayal Trauma Religious Leader) Religious Leader Training - Barbara Steffens Ph.D and Aviva Kohl)
DSTP (Certified Deceptive Sexuallity Trauma Professional) Deceptive Sexuality & Trauma (level 1) and Deceptive Sexuality Trauma Treatment (level 2 and 3) - Omar Minwalla Psy.D The Institute for Sexual Health
CDGC (Certified Disclosure Guide Coach) Janice Caudill PHD and Dan Drake
PSAP Candidate (Pastoral Sex Addiction Professional) IITAP- International Institute Trauma & Addiction Professionals
DARe (Certified Dynamic Attachment Repatterning Experience) - Diane Poole Heller PHD and Alicen Halquist
CDFA (Certified Divorce Financial Analyst
CDC (Certified Divorce Coach) -Certified Divorce Coach Training and Certification
Certified Divorce Speciality Coach- Transition and Recovery Certificed Divorce Coach Training and Certification
Certified Brainspotting Practitioner Brainspotting Training LLC Directed by David Grand
Certified Peer Faciliator by Christian Sex Addiction Specialists International Group (C-SASI)/Peer Facilitator Training - A Door of Hope
Couples Center Recovery Training Levels 1 and 2 with Jake Porter EdD
Trauma Informed Coach- Centre for Healing
Completed Divorce Financial Analysis training with Institute for Divorce Financial Analyst
IFS (Internal Family Systems) for Coaches -IFS Institute
Couples Developmental Theory - Ellyn Bader Ph.D.
Intimacy Anorexia- Doug Weiss PHD
Coach U graduate- Coach U is a global leader in training professional coaches.

As part of the certification process for APSATS (Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists) certification, I have had the privilege of being trained by and/or supervised by the most respected CSAT (Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist) therapists who also have specialized training in betrayal trauma. These include Carol Juergensen Sheets, Dan Drake, Barbara Steffens Ph.D., Janice Caudill Ph.D., Jake Porter EdD and Omar Minwalla Psy.D.

I really do understand all the feelings including anger, fear, uncertainty, isolation, and numbness. I get the feeling that you can't trust anyone, and nothing feels reliable- including God!

Prior to coaching, I spent almost twenty years with one of the world's largest investment firms in a variety of positions on both the retail and institutional sides of the business. My hobbies include fostering dogs and traveling but most of the time I am reading and learning new useful information. My husband and I have been together for 23 years and are raising our two daughters.