Dr. Cheryl Osler

Cheryl Osler is a licensed Mental Health Counselor, board-certified Advanced Holistic Nurse Practitioner (AHN-BC), and a Registered Nurse with master's degrees as a clinical nurse specialist in community mental health, public health, and studies in law. Additionally, she has a doctorate in educational leadership. Cheryl has been a nurse since 1988, gaining extensive clinical experience across various healthcare specialties, including psychiatric, obstetrics, medical/surgical, oncology, and geriatric nursing.

Cheryl has 21 years of experience in direct patient care and has served in leadership roles while teaching in nursing and psychology programs. She has owned a counseling practice for over 13 years and is a trained First Responder Treatment Provider (FRTP), specializing in mental health support for first responders and their families, including police officers, firefighters, and healthcare professionals.

Cheryl's treatment areas include biofeedback, EMDR, critical incident stress management, disaster response, and cognitive behavioral therapy, serving children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families facing anxiety, trauma, PTSD, addiction, and depression.

Cheryl has been a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant since 2005, specializing in the research and analysis of medical records. She recently earned a master's degree in public health from the University of Washington, with a focus on adolescent mental health, health practitioner stress and burnout, workplace violence, and incivility in nursing.

Cheryl has served on multiple boards, including the Washington State Nurses Association's Legislative and Health Policy Council, the Washington State Board of Nursing's Program Approval Panel, and the National League of Nursing Planning Committee. Furthermore, she is a certified Disaster Mental Health Counselor who teaches disaster preparedness to youth for the American Red Cross.

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I am a certified cognitive-behavioral therapist, a certified biofeedback practitioner, a trained EMDR therapist, and a board-certified advanced holistic nurse practitioner. I specialize in therapy for children, adolescents, and adults. My practice offers individual, couples, family, and group therapy, focusing on various mental health issues, including trauma, anxiety, mood disorders, and postpartum depression.

I hold master's degrees in nursing, clinical psychology, and public health, with a focus on the mind-body connection and the impact of stress on health. Additionally, I hold a doctorate in Educational Leadership, which enhances my ability to teach clients tools to improve their mental and physical well-being.

In my treatment plans, I integrate evidence-based holistic interventions alongside EMDR and cognitive-behavioral therapy. These interventions may include infrared sauna therapy, red light therapy, biofeedback, and herbal interventions. I am also passionate about supporting adolescents and facilitating support groups for both adolescents and their parents.

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I utilize Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients understand how their thoughts influence their emotions and experiences. I also utilize Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to treat trauma and PTSD. This treatment helps clients process and integrate traumatic memories so they're no longer distressing. My treatment plans combine evidence-based holistic interventions with CBT and EMDR to create a synergistic effect that yields more significant and positive outcomes. These interventions include infrared sauna therapy, red light therapy, biofeedback, and herbal interventions.

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