Cheryl McCabe, BACP

Cheryl McCabe, BACP, brings three years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom and a further thirty years of informal support to people facing mental health challenges. She takes a gentle but curious approach, matching listening with thoughtful questions and a touch of humour. Cheryl aims to make first steps into therapy easier and respects each person's strength and story.

Clients will find sessions that combine quiet listening with interactive conversation. Cheryl sometimes uses creative methods when words alone don’t feel enough. She describes herself as parts and trauma aware and welcomes all aspects of a person as part of the work.

Cheryl helps people with common pressures such as stress and anxiety, and with relationship concerns and anger. She also supports those coping with grief, low self-esteem, motivation difficulties and life changes. Her practice includes work around intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, sexual orientation matters for LGBT people, and ADHD-related struggles.

Additional areas Cheryl often addresses include communication problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, grief and forgiveness, substance-related concerns, and practical struggles such as hoarding or difficulties with control. Sessions aim to identify what is most important to the client and to build on existing strengths.

She acknowledges that therapy outcomes cannot be predicted, but values the healing potential of a strong therapeutic relationship. Cheryl invites questions and aims to be alongside clients as they navigate both inner and outer life.

How Cheryl’s Client-Centred Way Adapts Online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on offering a non-judgemental, listening space where the person’s own goals guide the work. The therapist reflects back what she hears, helps people name their feelings, and supports choices that feel right for them. This approach suits concerns like anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship worries and grief because it centres the person’s experience.

Cheryl also uses creative approaches when words fall short, such as drawing or other expressive activities to help people access difficult material. She is parts and trauma aware and will gently attend to different sides of a person’s experience as they emerge in sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Cheryl works collaboratively to decide what feels most helpful based on a person’s concerns, goals and preferences. She will check in and adapt methods over time rather than imposing a single route forward.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into day-to-day life and shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals often offer online work to support people who need flexible timing or who prefer meeting from a distance, and Cheryl can discuss what will work best for each person.