Cheryl McCabe
Gentle client-centred counselling with practical support
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About Cheryl
Cheryl McCabe is a counsellor working in the United Kingdom with three years of professional counselling experience and a long history of supporting people with mental health. She aims to make first steps into therapy straightforward and approachable. Cheryl keeps a gentle style and brings a down-to-earth sense of humour to sessions.
She uses a client-centred approach that treats the client as the expert in their own story. This means conversations focus on the person's needs, strengths and choices rather than a fixed agenda.
Background and approach
Cheryl listens, asks questions when helpful and allows quiet space for reflection. Cheryl often helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and anger. She supports those facing grief, relationship strains, intimacy-related issues and major life changes.
ADHD, trauma and abuse, and LGBT concerns are also within her areas of focus. She works creatively when words alone do not feel enough, bringing different ways to express what is hard to say. Cheryl is aware of how different internal parts and past experiences affect current feelings and behaviour, and she welcomes all parts of a person into the room.
Her sessions are collaborative. Cheryl looks to build a steady working relationship and to support clients in finding practical steps forward. She is open to questions and aims to make each meeting calm, honest and realistic.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 402746
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Cheryl's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Cheryl works with
Everything Cheryl lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Cheryl lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Cheryl works online
Cheryl also draws on creative ways of working when talking alone does not feel enough. Creative tools can help people express difficult feelings and notice patterns that are hard to name. These methods are used alongside a respectful, person-led conversation about what the client wants to achieve.
Finding the right approach is usually a shared process. Cheryl will work with the client to explore goals, practical needs and personal preferences and then try ways of working that fit. She aims to adapt sessions so they feel manageable and useful rather than forcing a single method.
The biography does not list the specific online formats offered, so please confirm available session types before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they can fit more easily around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter or more flexible check-ins. Talk with the counsellor about what will work best for your routine and needs.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Cheryl commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Relationship strains, grief, anger, intimacy issues and ADHD are also areas she addresses.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is gentle and interactive. She listens, asks questions when needed and sometimes sits in silence to allow reflection.
What is her professional background?
Cheryl has three years of professional counselling experience in the UK and around 30 years supporting people with mental health in other roles.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP, which is a professional counselling association in the United Kingdom. She practises in the UK.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cheryl?
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