Cheryl McCabe , BACP

Cheryl McCabe is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional counselling experience and a long history of supporting people with mental health across other roles. She takes a gentle, down-to-earth approach and aims to make first steps into therapy feel manageable for people who are nervous or uncertain.

She likes to be interactive in sessions but will also allow silence when thoughts need space. Cheryl uses humour where it feels appropriate and stays straightforward and real in conversation. She says all parts of a person are welcome and she pays attention to trauma and internal parts work.

Cheryl helps people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and anger. She also supports those facing relationship difficulties, grief and coping with life changes. Intimacy-related issues, depression and ADHD are included among her areas of focus.

Her practice includes work with LGBT concerns and a wide range of additional issues such as body image, caregiver strain, chronic illness, communication problems and addiction-related difficulties. She can also support people dealing with abandonment, attachment and family problems.

Cheryl uses creative methods when words feel limited, and she follows a client-centred way of working that treats the person as the expert in their own story. Her aim is to be alongside people while they navigate inner and outer challenges, and she invites questions to make beginning therapy easier.

How client-centred therapy adapts to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on meeting people where they are and trusting their own perspective. In practice this means the counsellor listens carefully, reflects what is heard and helps clients find their own solutions; it is often useful for anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship concerns.

Cheryl also uses creative methods when talking alone does not feel enough. Creative approaches can include drawing, metaphor or guided imagery to help express feelings that are hard to put into words, which can be helpful for grief, trauma awareness and parts work.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as progress is made. She frames treatment as a collaborative process where the client's experience guides decisions.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are good for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions can fit into a short break or need less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options help people fit counselling into busy lives and different routines.