Cherine Ennis, BACP

Cherine Ennis is a counsellor who uses client-centred and cognitive behavioural methods to help people managing stress, anxiety and depression. She works with adults facing grief, panic attacks, relationship and intimacy concerns, and struggles with self-esteem or addictive behaviours. Cherine aims to make sessions warm and respectful so people feel able to speak openly about what's hard for them.

Cherine holds BACP accreditation, which she uses alongside six years of counselling experience. She focuses on building trust quickly so people can engage with a clear plan. That plan is practical and paced to each person’s needs so progress feels steady rather than forced.

In sessions she listens first and then helps people spot patterns in thoughts and behaviour. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that can change how someone feels day to day. The client-centred side keeps the work grounded in the person’s own goals and values.

Her background includes supporting people affected by loss, cultural pressures and domestic abuse, and she also works with issues related to parenting, ageing, and veteran and armed forces concerns. Cherine pays attention to how life changes, trauma, or isolation can affect mood and relationships, and she helps people find ways to cope and move forward.

Sessions are respectful and practical. Cherine encourages clear steps, from short-term coping strategies to longer-term changes in thinking and behaviour. She invites people to set the pace and shape the work so it fits their life and goals.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience without judgement. It helps people feel heard and safe to try new ways of thinking or acting. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses small practical steps to change unhelpful patterns, which is useful for anxiety, panic and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Cherine will work with each person to decide whether more listening and reflection or more structured CBT work fits their goals. That choice can change over time as needs and priorities shift.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example taking a shorter check-in during a work break or avoiding travel time. It also allows work to continue for people living in different places, including international clients. The specific session formats offered should be confirmed before booking so people know how they can connect and arrange times that suit their routine.