Meet Cherry Mckinstry

You love each other, but somehow you keep ending up in the same painful conversations. Maybe one of you pushes for answers while the other shuts down. Maybe you’ve started feeling more like roommates than partners. Or perhaps trust has been damaged and you’re wondering whether your relationship can actually feel secure again. I specialize in helping couples understand the pattern they’ve gotten caught in and find their way back to each other.

I’m a Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing couples therapy throughout Washington state and Arkansas via telehealth. I take an engaged, hands-on approach to couples therapy. I won’t simply sit back while you repeat the same argument you have at home. I’ll help you slow down the moments where you get stuck, understand what’s happening between you, and guide you toward finding each other’s hearts again.

Together, we’ll make sense of the cycle you’re caught in and begin creating new experiences of reaching for and responding to one another. As our work progresses, I’ll also help you notice these patterns outside of therapy so the changes we’re creating in session begin showing up in everyday life.

Not sure whether you want couples therapy?

Sometimes the question isn’t “How do we fix our marriage?” 

It’s “Do we even want to try?”

I also offer Discernment Counseling for couples where one partner is leaning toward leaving while the other wants to preserve the relationship. The goal isn’t to pressure either of you toward staying or separating. It’s to help you gain clarity and confidence about what comes next.

Fun facts: Outside of therapy, you’ll usually find me chasing my twin boys around the park, where we’re currently working on our toes-to-bar skills. I also love good coffee, good food, and bass fishing with my family.