Cheryl Hunton , BACP

Cheryl Hunton is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. She offers practical support for depression, grief, parenting pressures, workplace strain and relationship concerns. Cheryl also works with people dealing with trauma, abuse, anger and compassion fatigue, and she has an interest in ADHD and attachment-related issues.

Her approach centres on the person in front of her. Cheryl uses a Client-Centred framework to listen and reflect what matters to the client. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and to build small, manageable changes.

Cheryl integrates psychodynamic ideas when it helps to uncover recurring patterns and early relationship influences. Mindfulness-based practices are used to teach grounding and emotional regulation skills when that matches a client’s goals.

Sessions tend to focus on clear, everyday steps and on building coping strategies people can use between meetings. Cheryl aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through worries and make decisions about next steps.

She has five years of professional experience and holds BACP registration. Sessions are offered in English and are provided online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. The service uses a cancellable subscription model for payment, with session cost varying by location and therapist availability.

How Cheryl’s approaches work online

Cheryl commonly uses Client-Centred counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online practice. Client-Centred counselling focuses on listening closely and reflecting what the client says, helping people to clarify their feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy teaches simple practical techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and to try alternative, more helpful behaviours, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will discuss preferences, goals and needs with each person and agree a plan together. That collaborative process helps to tailor whether more listening, practical CBT tools or some psychodynamic reflection feels most useful as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow a fuller conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging can help people keep in touch between appointments. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare and other commitments, while still focusing on steady progress.