Cheryl McCabe, BACP

Cheryl McCabe is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional counselling experience and decades of informal support to people with mental health needs. She holds BACP accreditation, and brings a straightforward, human approach to sessions. Cheryl aims to make the first step into therapy as gentle and manageable as possible.

She uses a gentle but curious manner in sessions, willing to ask questions when helpful and to remain quiet when thoughtfulness is needed. Cheryl often works interactively and will use humour where it feels appropriate to keep things real. She also uses creative methods when words alone do not capture what a person needs to express.

Her work covers stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief and loss, anger, motivation and self-esteem. Cheryl also supports people facing issues around identity, intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, ADHD and coping with life changes. She welcomes exploration of attachment, abandonment and caregiver stress alongside more practical difficulties such as communication problems and managing chronic illness.

Cheryl describes herself as parts and trauma aware and encourages clients to see themselves as having many aspects. She works from the premise that clients are the experts on their own stories and that therapy is a collaborative journey. Her aim is to walk alongside people as they navigate inner and outer challenges.

Cheryl does not promise specific outcomes and says therapy can unfold in different ways for different people. She invites questions and tries to make early steps into counselling as straightforward as possible.

How Client-Centred Work Fits Online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's perspective, offering acceptance, empathy and space to make sense of experiences. In practice this means the counsellor reflects what is said, checks understanding, and helps people find their own next steps; it is often used for issues such as anxiety, low mood and relationship concerns.

Cheryl also brings a parts-aware sensibility, which acknowledges different aspects of a person's inner life. This helps when people feel pulled in conflicting directions or want to explore patterns that repeat over time. Such an approach can be helpful for grief, trauma-related reactions and identity questions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cheryl will work collaboratively to identify what feels most useful, adapting methods as goals and needs become clearer. That decision is made together rather than assumed at the first contact.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as options are not specified here. Online work can make scheduling easier and help sessions fit around daily routines, such as a quieter break at work or not needing to travel. It also supports using creative exercises and reflective pauses that mirror the in-person experience without promising any particular service format.