Cheryl McCabe , BACP

Cheryl McCabe is credentialed in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which represents professional standards for counsellors and psychotherapists. She brings three years of professional counselling experience alongside three decades of supporting people with mental health needs, combining formal training with long-term personal engagement in the field.

Her counselling style is gentle and open, balanced by a readiness to ask challenging questions when that will help progress. She works interactively yet will also allow silence when space is needed for reflection. A practical sense of humour and an emphasis on being authentic are further aspects of her approach.

Cheryl has worked with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and loss, anger management, motivation issues, and low self-esteem. She uses creative methods where words alone are not enough, and she is both parts-aware and trauma-aware, recognising the many aspects that can make up a person’s experience. All parts of a person are welcomed in her practice.

She believes each person is the expert in their own story and aims to walk alongside clients as they navigate inner and outer challenges. Cheryl acknowledges that therapy outcomes cannot be guaranteed, but she has seen the positive effects that therapeutic relationships can produce. She aims to make the first steps into therapy as approachable as possible and welcomes questions from prospective clients.

Client-Centered and Trauma-Aware Online Therapy

Cheryl works from a client-centered framework, which focuses on understanding each person’s experience without imposing solutions. This approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and supporting clients to find their own insights, and it is well suited to issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes.

She also brings a trauma-aware and parts-aware perspective, recognising that people can hold different internal parts and that past trauma can shape present responses. This outlook helps when working with grief, anger, trauma and abuse, and complex emotional patterns by acknowledging those parts and gently exploring their needs.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process, and Cheryl collaborates with clients to identify what feels most helpful based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She aims to adapt methods over time so therapy remains relevant and practical.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits, or geographic constraints. These options allow licensed professionals and therapists to maintain continuity of care and make it easier for clients to access support from their own environment.