Cheri McDonald PhD, LMFT, PTAP #27359
Founder & Clinical Director of A Place to Turn
You're invited to begin your healing journey with Dr. Cheri McDonald, a nationally recognized trauma specialist, bestselling author, and pioneer in integrative psychotherapy. As the founder and Clinical Director of A Place to Turn, Dr. Cheri brings over 35 years of experience and an unwavering heart for helping individuals reclaim their lives from the effects of complex trauma, loss, and life disruption.
At the core of Dr. Cheri’s purpose is her signature model—Holistic Integral Therapy (HIT)—a transformative process designed to awaken your inner healing intelligence. HIT integrates the mind, body, and spirit, drawing on trauma-informed modalities such as EMDR, IFS, clinical hypnotherapy, somatic work, energy psychology, and trauma-conscious yoga.
Certified as a Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider (PATP), Dr. Cheri incorporates cutting-edge techniques for expanded consciousness and deeper healing, offering guided ketamine-assisted therapy and integration support to accelerate lasting transformation.
Dr. Cheri has helped thousands unearth the root of complex PTSD and rewire their nervous systems for safety, resilience, and purpose. Her passion for helping others realize their dreams and inner potential has shaped every facet of her career. Whether you're healing from trauma, navigating a major life transition, or seeking reconnection with your authentic self, Dr. Cheri offers a safe, empowered, and expert-guided path to wholeness.
She is also the visionary behind DrCheriBreakFree™, a consulting and integrative coaching platform committed to radical, generational healing through spiritual and relational breakthroughs.
Dr. Cheri is the author of three #1 Amazon bestsellers, where she shares her clinical insights, healing tools, and success stories to spread the message that lasting recovery is not only possible—it’s within reach.
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Your path to deep transformation and sustainable healing begins here—with Dr. Cheri McDonald and her expert, integrative care.
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From anxiety and depression to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we utilize holistic talk therapies and innovative treatments like eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR).
