About Cheryl
Cheryl McCabe is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional counselling experience and a long personal history of supporting people with mental health over three decades. She offers a gentle yet curious approach and aims to make first steps into therapy as straightforward as possible.
Cheryl believes people know their own stories and brings a down-to-earth, human manner to sessions. Her style is interactive, with a readiness to ask questions when helpful and to hold silence when space is needed for thought.
How Cheryl works
She uses creativity when words do not feel enough, allowing drawing, metaphor or other expressive methods where appropriate. Cheryl also keeps a sense of humour and values being genuine in the room. Cheryl works from a client-centred perspective, which means she follows the person rather than imposing a set plan.
She pays attention to different parts of the self and to trauma-related reactions, welcoming all aspects of a person without judgement. This approach is aimed at helping people feel understood and able to make changes at their own pace.
She has experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, anger, low self-esteem, grief and loss, depression, and coping with life changes. Her practice also includes work around ADHD, family problems, and issues such as body image, attachment, and caregiving strain. Cheryl uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to meet people where they are.
She encourages questions before starting and works collaboratively to find a way forward that fits each person's life and goals.
Cheryl lists one way of working on the entry:
What Cheryl works with
The areas below are the ones Cheryl selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Client-centred care online and practical options
Cheryl works primarily from a client-centred approach, which means she follows the person's lead and focuses on understanding their experience. This way of working helps with issues such as anxiety, depression, relationship concerns and adjustments after loss because the counsellor listens and mirrors what matters most to the person.She is also attentive to parts of the self and to trauma-related patterns, recognising that people carry different aspects of experience. That awareness can help when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed or confused by strong emotions and behaviours, and Cheryl aims to make space for those parts to be noticed and voiced.
Finding the right way of working is part of therapy. Cheryl will collaborate with each person to choose methods and session formats that match their goals and preferences. She asks questions, checks in about what helps, and adjusts the approach over time so the work fits each person's life and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging, giving practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or when being on camera is not needed, live chat allows shorter check-ins during a busy day, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, caregiving and other commitments.
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