About Dr. Cheryl

From the Founder, Dr. Cheryl Rich being sentenced to serve time in prison to walking across the stage of a prestigious university, the Founder of Helping People Grow Association embodies the very essence of transformation and resilience. Today, as a Clinical Psychologist and Intervention Specialist, their life’s work is dedicated to creating pathways of healing, growth, and empowerment for others who are searching for their breakthrough. For the privileged, and the under-privilaged, learning how to put words to feelings is the basic foundation to mental wellness. 

Through the power of breath, movement, music, and mindful communication, the Founder developed a system that helps individuals who have been caught in cycles of self-destruction learn to access their emotional selves and choose self-healing.

Helping People Grow focus combines Sports, Esports, Mental Wellness, Music, Academia, and cutting-edge technology to reach youth across golbal diverse communities.

With over two decades of service Dr. Cheryl’s work has impacted lives in juvenile halls, foster homes, correctional facilities, and leading educational institutions—guiding participants to transform rage into self-awareness, pain into purpose, and fear into focused ambition. Every session, every breakthrough, and every story of renewal reinforces a simple but powerful truth—healing and human potential flourish when people are given the tools to grow.