Cheryl Bechard Howe, M.S.W., R.S.W.
Registered Social Worker
Clinical Associate*
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Spectrum Specialist & Sobriety Supporter
Meet Cheryl...
Registered Social Worker | Clarity-Bringer | Strength-Builder
🌿 Therapy with Honesty, Warmth, and Direction
I’m Cheryl, a therapist who believes that healing starts with truth — spoken with compassion. Clients tell me I’m genuine, approachable, and clear. I create a space where you can bring your hardest truths without judgment, and where we can mix meaningful progress with moments of levity to keep the work from feeling overwhelming.
Before becoming a therapist, I spent years in public relations, running a seniors injury prevention program in Hull, Quebec. While I loved supporting people in that role, I knew I wanted to help in a deeper, more personal way. In my late 20s, I returned to school to pursue my lifelong goal of becoming a therapist — and I’ve been walking alongside people through life’s toughest seasons ever since.
🧠 Specialties I Love to Work With
When I’m not busy being a resilience nerd or creating colour-coded coping plans, you’ll probably find me chasing calm, clarity, and the perfect cup of tea. I work with adults navigating life’s harder seasons — sometimes quietly, sometimes with a full-volume “What the heck is happening to me?” My background in supporting students and families in school systems gives me a solid foundation for helping people self-regulate, cope with overload, and build confident, connected lives.
I support clients with challenges that range from immediate and acute to longstanding and complex. Some of my focus areas include:
🍷 Addiction & Habit Change: Alcohol, mild substance use, gambling, and video game/internet overuse.
😰 Anxiety, Mood & Emotional Regulation: Generalized anxiety, health anxiety, panic disorder, depression, emotional disturbances, and burnout.
🛠️ Building Coping Skills That Actually Work
🩹 Trauma & Abuse Recovery: Domestic violence, emotional abuse, narcissistic abuse, physical abuse, sexual abuse, childhood trauma, and PTSD.
🧩 Neurodivergence: ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder (Level 1), general neurodivergence, and related coping strategies.
🕊️ Grief & Loss: Including pregnancy loss and bereavement.
🗓️ Structured Support & Gentle Accountability
🗣️ Assertiveness, Boundaries & Relationships: Communication issues, family conflict, separation/divorce, infidelity, and boundary-building skills.
🔄 Life Transitions & Identity: Parenting (especially motherhood-focused), mid-life changes, self-esteem, and women’s issues including perimenopause/aging.
🌙 Other Areas: Sleep issues (including CBT-i), disordered eating (generalized, emotional), chronic stress, and veterans’ support.
Clients say I bring a calm, non-judgmental vibe and a “let’s figure this out together” approach that makes it easier to open up — even when things feel messy or overwhelming. Whether we’re working on shifting patterns or simply making it through the week without spiralling, my goal is to help you feel more in control and more like you again.
🍁 A Bit More About Me
I’m a Christmas enthusiast 🎄✨🎁 who loves sipping hot chocolate with marshmallows while watching snowfall. ❄️
My two sons are my greatest joy (I even have a license plate in their honour).
I’ve lived across Ontario, traveled extensively 🗺️ — from New York City to Kenya — and once had breakfast served by a Masai warrior beside a river full of hippos.
I share yogurt with my beagle 🐶 (it's his fave!) , keep at least one rocking chair in my home (it’s been a comfort since I was a toddler), and believe humour has a place in therapy. Sometimes, a good laugh is exactly what we need to keep going.
🧩 Feeling overstimulated, under-supported, or just plain stuck in your own head?
📞 Call our Therapy Matchmaker, Alicia Morrow, to get set up with Cheryl — a steady, skilled therapist who supports folks navigating anxiety, addiction, and neurodivergence (especially Autism Spectrum, Level 1). She’s all about structure, clarity, and making therapy feel doable.
🧑💻 Not a phone person? No worries — book your Matchmaking Appointment online right here and take the first step on your terms.
🌈 You don’t have to “just push through.” Let’s figure out what actually helps — and build from there.
