Welcome to
Calm Place Therapy
for Adolescents
and Adults
Telehealth Mental Health Counseling
New York / New Jersey / Florida
Allied Safe Space for Neurodiverse, Multicultural, and LGBTQ+ Individuals
Practice Areas
Calm Place Therapy helps clients with traumatic events (single incident and childhood developmental); recovery from narcissistic abuse; intimate relationship issues; difficult family dynamics; grief and loss; life transitions; and, substance misuse. Therapy treatment modalities are focused on the symptom resolution, reduction or management of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety (generalized, panic, social, phobias, OCD), depression, as well as related to ADHD for optimal executive functioning.
Therapeutic Approach
Individuals often feel alone in their struggles whether interpersonally, emotionally or related to difficult work environments. Therapy provides a supportive connection that helps normalize life challenges and the range of human experiences.
From a client-centered perspective, the therapeutic relationship is vital to healing. Sessions are a collaborative process whereby clients work towards their goals whether centered on improving day-to-day functioning, resolving relationship issues, facilitating decision making or reducing triggering autonomic nervous system “fight-flight” responses.
Treatment Modalities
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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Motivational Interviewing (MI)
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Dialectal Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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& Virtual Group Therapy / Peer Support Circles
For clients in NY, NJ & FL
About Me
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Cheryl Delaney, LMHC-D
Cheryl Delaney is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with diagnostic privilege. Her practice specialty is focused on helping adults and adolescents to heal from trauma with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, integrated with an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approach.
Cheryl has completed training and client and consultation hours to be designated as an EMDRIA Certified Therapist. EMDRIA is the EMDR International Association. An Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed approach addresses “parts” of self, which helps clients to gain insight into issues with self-compassion.
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Clients embark on a journey of self-discovery to transcend “what we resist, persists.” (Jung)
EMDR therapy addresses maladaptive cognitions as well as the somatization of traumatic experiences — often referred to as “The Body Keeps the Score.” (Bessel van der Kolk)
Cheryl's therapy practice includes clients who prefer "talk therapy" without EMDR. All clients, though, receive support, psycho-education, and learn CBT, DBT, and mindfulness coping mechanisms to manage triggers and reduce symptoms, as applicable.
The therapeutic lens, however, remains rooted in how the past informs the present in thoughts, body sensations, and/or emotions.
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An essential approach to therapy is the therapeutic rapport. Emotional attunement from the therapist helps clients repair attachment wounds and move towards greater self-compassion, which is at the heart of all healing.
Prior to working in a group practice and now a solo private practice, Cheryl’s experience included conducting individual and group counseling sessions for dual diagnosed adults and adolescents in outpatient substance abuse clinics.
The therapy practice name Calm Place Therapy draws from an EMDR grounding resource called “calm state.” Cheryl’s aim is to provide a safe allied space for clients including multicultural, neurodiverse, and LGBTQ+ individuals.
“I was hesitant about EMDR and it was difficult at times, but the memories feel tolerable to me now. Thank you to Cheryl for being patient and insightful in helping me to overcome this challenge.”
-R.S.
Medical insurance accepted through Alma and Headway,
and private pay with a sliding scale.
Insurance carriers include:
Aetna Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Cigna Oscar Oxford United Healthcare And more
