Cheryl McCabe, BACP

Cheryl McCabe is a counsellor credentialed in the United Kingdom with three years of professional counselling experience. She draws on three decades of supporting people with mental health in less formal roles, bringing a calm and grounded presence to sessions. Her manner is gentle, but she is willing to ask direct questions when that helps move things forward.

She works in an interactive way and will also allow silence when space for thinking is needed. Cheryl uses creativity when words alone do not help, and she keeps a sense of humour to stay real with people. She says all parts of a person are welcome and notes that understanding different parts can help with stuck feelings.

Cheryl focuses on everyday struggles such as stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship worries, anger and low self-esteem. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, ADHD, and challenges linked to life changes. Additional areas she pays attention to include attachment, abandonment, communication problems and caregiver stress.

Her work follows a client-centred approach, which means she sees the person as the expert on their own life and offers a supportive, non-judgemental space. Cheryl aims to stand alongside people as they make sense of their inner and outer worlds. She does not promise results, but she has observed positive change come from a steady therapeutic relationship.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and Cheryl aims to make it straightforward and humane. She encourages questions and tries to make initial steps into therapy as easy as possible.

Client-centred approaches and online therapy

Client-centred therapy places the person at the heart of the work. The therapist listens without judgement, reflects back what is heard, and follows the client's lead. This approach is often used for issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns and coping with life changes.

Cheryl also uses creative ways of working when talking is not enough. Creative methods can help people access feelings, memories or bodily experience that are hard to put into words, and they can be useful for grief, trauma and intimacy-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Cheryl works collaboratively to decide what fits best with the client's needs, goals and preferences. She will check in and adapt methods as the work progresses rather than fixing one way of working at the start.

If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the session formats available before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into busy days and helpful for keeping continuity when life is changing. Others value brief check-ins or sessions that do not require video when that suits their needs. Registered or accredited professionals can help match session length and style to practical realities and therapeutic aims.