Cheryl L Chambers, LCSW

Speaker Information

Cheryl L. Chambers, LCSW, is a Doctoral Candidate in Social Work at Delaware State University and the Founder and Clinical Director of New Beginnings Family Services (NBFS), a community-based behavioral health practice in Milford, Delaware. With over 20 years of experience in the mental health field, Cheryl has worked across community-based programs, inpatient and outpatient settings, residential treatment, correctional facilities, and military healthcare, including serving as a Clinical Social Worker at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

Since founding NBFS in 2008, she has remained committed to providing compassionate, client-centered, and culturally responsive care for individuals and families experiencing trauma, addiction, mood disorders, and relationship challenges. Known for her direct and strengths-based approach, Cheryl integrates narrative therapy, mindfulness practices, and holistic healing strategies to support lasting change.

Her doctoral scholarship focuses on Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS), intergenerational trauma, and oral history as decolonizing interventions. Through storytelling workshops, community initiatives, and grant-funded programming, she advances narrative healing as a pathway for identity reclamation, empowerment, and collective wellness within African American communities.