Most conversations begin with a diagnosis.
Ours begins with function.
A diagnosis names what you are experiencing. Function describes how it is affecting your life: at work, in school, at home, and everywhere in between. Every service here begins with what is getting in the way, and what will actually help.
Structured support for real-world functioning
Consultation and psychotherapy are provided to individuals ages 16 and older.
Clinical Function and Accommodation Consultation
A structured, practical consultation for adults, students, families, and referral partners working through job or school demands, functional barriers, possible accommodations, documentation needs, and return-to-work or return-to-school planning.
Learn about consultationFunction-Focused Psychotherapy
Individual therapy for ages 16 and older, addressing both clinical symptoms and their effect on daily functioning: coping, routines, communication, boundaries, confidence, and sustainable participation in work, school, and other meaningful roles.
Learn about therapyClinical Supervision
Supervision grounded in the Integrative Developmental Model, for counseling students, associate-level clinicians, LPC Residents in Virginia, and provisionally licensed professionals building clinical reasoning, ethical judgment, documentation quality, and licensure readiness.
Learn about supervisionThe bridge between experience and daily life
As a licensed mental health professional, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified ADA Administrator, and clinical supervisor, I bring together clinical insight, rehabilitation counseling, disability-informed practice, and accommodation strategy. The goal is to help people move from distress and uncertainty to functional clarity, meaningful strategy, and sustainable participation.
Clinical function is the bridge between what a person is experiencing and how that experience shows up in daily life. It asks:
- How is this person functioning at work, in school, at home, or in professional practice?
- What barriers are affecting attendance, concentration, communication, emotional regulation, organization, decision-making, or follow-through?
- What support, treatment, accommodation, documentation, or strategy may help?
- What needs to be clarified before the next decision is made?
That lens runs through everything I do, whether I am helping a client prepare for an accommodation conversation, sitting with someone in therapy, or supervising a developing counselor.
A small boutique group practice
Cheryl L. Andrews & Associates is a small boutique group practice. I serve as lead clinician, supported by Clinical Assistants, clinicians in training who provide services under my supervision. I determine clinician assignment and confirm it with you before your first appointment, and you are always welcome to state a preference to work directly with me.
Therapy here is hybrid by design: in-person sessions in Charlotte and Atlanta, secure telehealth across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia, and any mix of the two that fits your life. Psychotherapy is billable to insurance, including most commercial carriers, select Medicaid and Medicare plans, and most employee assistance programs. Consultation is private pay.
Consultation and psychotherapy are provided to individuals ages 16 and older. Clinical supervision is for counseling students, associate-level clinicians, and LPC Residents in Virginia.
Consultation and psychotherapy are different services
People often arrive unsure which one they need. The distinction is simple, and it matters: for scope, for billing, and for what you walk away with.
| Central question | Consultation: What are the demands, where are the functional barriers, and what practical next step will help? Psychotherapy: What are you experiencing, and how do we treat it while rebuilding day-to-day functioning? |
|---|---|
| What it produces | Consultation: Clearer functional language, organized documentation questions, accommodation options to discuss, and a structured return-to-work or stay-at-work plan. Psychotherapy: Ongoing clinical treatment, coping and executive-functioning strategy, and sustainable participation in work, school, and relationships. |
| Payment | Consultation: Private pay only. Not billable to insurance; no superbill is issued. Psychotherapy: Billable to insurance, including most commercial carriers, select Medicaid and Medicare plans, and most EAPs. |
When a patient or employee is struggling at work
Providers and human resources teams often see the same pattern: the diagnosis is clear, but nobody has translated it into workplace-function language. That translation is the work.
Medical and Behavioral Health Providers
For patients who want to return to work but are overwhelmed, cannot explain how symptoms affect job performance, or need functional limitations described more specifically than a diagnosis allows.
Provider referralsEmployers and Human Resources
For employees whose accommodation request lacks a clear functional basis, who are returning from leave and need a workable re-entry plan, or whose provider documentation does not connect to the actual job duties.
Employer and HR referralsAttorney, legal support, workers’ compensation, third-party administrator, insurance, and case-management referrals are handled through a separate firm, The Vocational Standard, (980) 326-0616.
In person in Charlotte and Atlanta.
Secure telehealth across four states.
Therapy here is hybrid by design: in-person and telehealth sessions, in whatever combination fits your schedule and your life. In-person appointments are available in Charlotte and Atlanta. South Carolina and Virginia are served by secure telehealth.