Cheri Augustine Flake

LCSW

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Cheri has over 25 years of experience helping people in the Atlanta area. Cheri has worked as a psychiatric social worker and therapist in numerous settings including inpatient, outpatient, pharmaceutical research, and psychiatric private practice. As part of her own private psychotherapy practice for the past 17 years, Cheri has provided counseling, coaching, workshops, hypnotherapy as well as meditation classes and retreats.

Cheri believes that meditation is key to healthy living so her mission is to teach as many people as possible not only how to meditate but how to make it a habit that lasts a lifetime. In her words, “There is truly nothing better for you…except for maybe water.” In a straightforward, no-nonsense, highly engaging and often humorous way, Cheri has taught thousands of people how to meditate and keep it up. Her podcast, Stress Therapy caters to this very mission and can be heard wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Cheri earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Michigan State University (GO GREEN!) and her Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Georgia. Cheri is also a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist as well as a Board Certified TeleMental Health Counselor. Cheri is a member of the Georgia Society of Clinical Social Work and the International Certification Board of Clinical Hypnotherapy.

Cheri lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and two children. She loves writing songs, yoga, reading, road trips, live music, scrabble, homemade salsa and hanging out on her back porch with her family and her dogs, Psyche and Karma.