Dr. Cheryl Meier, Psychologist

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Specialty Areas: Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Eating Disorders, Spiritual Doubt/Spiritual Conflicts, Anger Solutions, Perfectionism, Addiction, Boundaries, Premarital Counseling, Marriage Counseling, Relational Issues, Work-Related Conflicts, Assertiveness.

If you are in the Orange County area and would like to schedule an appointment-
call: 949-481-8041

Education: Dr. Cheryl Meier received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology.

Specialty Training and Experience: Dr. Cheryl Meier, Licensed Psychologist, works at her private practice location in Laguna Hills, in Southern California. The office is located off of Lake Forest Ave., where the 5 and 405 freeways meet together. Dr. Cheryl has previously been a co-host on a weekly radio show (Chicago, 1160 AM WYRLL, Dallas, KWRD 100.7 FM, LA, KKLA 99.5 FM) with the focus on: educating the public on psychological topics, identifying some of the physiological origins of psychological disorders, and integrating faith/spiritual understanding with psychology.

Dr. Cheryl Meier has worked in a variety of settings with individuals and groups including:  Irvine Unified School District, Biola University Counseling Center, Solutions Nonprofit Community Counseling Center, Charter Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, Jan & Dave Congo Inc., and the Silicon Valley Psychological Group with inpatients and outpatients including: adults, couples, adolescents, children, students, families, and seniors. Dr. Meier also had the opportunity to work in the Chemical Dependency and Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Program of Charter Hospital.

Teaching: Dr. Cheryl Meier teaches Seminars across the country. Her local teaching has included training the Lay Counseling Team of Saddleback Church and working with leadership team-members of Mariner's Church, South Coast.

Dr. Meier offers her unique perspective and abilities that she developed through her previous experience and education, in addition to the training she received from her internship in Montreal, Quebec (Canada). She worked at the Montreal General Hospital which is part of the McGill University Consortium. While there she was trained in the use of language in psychotherapy. She also went through intensive training in Short Term Dynamic Therapy (Davanloo) in Montreal where it originated.

Therapy Style:She has experience working with a number of different clinical populations and clinical problems. She normally takes a psychodynamic approach to therapy. Dr. Meier is known for her quick approach in therapy. She is skilled at getting to the core of problems quickly and effectively so that her clients can begin the work of letting go of patterns that have kept them from experiencing the health, happiness, and connectedness that they have longed for.

Publications:  Dr.Cheryl is the author of Unbreakable Bonds (Baker Book House), a teen-devotional: I Know Just How You Feel; and Happiness is a Choice for Teens

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."  ~Jesus

"You show what you want by what you do."   ~ Dr. Allen Surkis

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."  ~Mahatma Gandhi

Goodbye to Elliott Smith, August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003

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