Cheri McDonald PhD, LMFT, PTAP
As the founder and Clinical Director of A Place to Turn, Cheri McDonald, PhD, LMFT, PATP, offers a committed heart to providing hope for life-altering and long-term change. Dr. Cheri is a trauma specialist with more than 35 years of experience in psychotherapy and hypnotherapy. She is unwavering in her commitment to helping clients overcome the complex web of losses and difficulties that stand in the way of their genuine wholeness and pleasure in life.
Her breakthrough Holistic Integral Therapy (HIT), which she invented to help clients access their inner healing knowledge, is at the core of her purpose. She sets out on a journey with you using HIT, fusing your mind, body, and spirit to advance your total progress and true wholeness.
Dr. Cheri has broadened her practice beyond marital and family therapy, having obtained certification as a Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Provider (PATP), a profound addition that weaves together her array of specialties, including hypnotherapy, EMDR, energy work, trauma-informed yoga, and IFS. This transformative approach accelerates and amplifies the healing journey.
Over the years, Dr. Cheri has empowered countless individuals to blossom into their best selves. She's helped thousands unbury from the weight of complex PTSD, guiding them towards healing and sustainable recovery. Dr. Cheri's passion lies in helping people realize their dreams and making them come true.
Dr. Cheri's vision also encompasses DrCheriBreakFree™, a consulting and specialized Integral and Relationship Coaching program created to guarantee that radical changes spread throughout families and communities, paving the road for achievement and an unbroken chain of integration work.
Dr. Cheri is the author of three Amazon number-one selling books sharing her insights, tools, and stories of success in the hope of spreading the power of everyone’s capacity to heal from the inside-out and assisting countless patients to overcome the avalanche of severe PTSD, her unwavering commitment for empowering people. Her transformative approach has sparked long-lasting rehabilitation and nurtured her clients' development into their best selves.
Dr. Cheri's educational journey began with a Bachelor of Science in family sciences from Brigham Young University in 1983. Her quest for knowledge continued as she earned her Master of Science in marriage and family therapy from California Lutheran University in 1987. She then delved into the world of clinical hypnotherapy, receiving her doctoral degree from Pacific University in Culver City, CA, and Hawaii in 2007.
Your journey to healing begins with Dr. Cheri McDonald, where transformation, evolution, and true wholeness await.
From anxiety and depression to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), we utilize holistic talk therapies and innovative treatments like eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR).
