- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- ACT and CBT methods
- Grief and trauma support
About Cheryl
Cheryl Smart is a NCPS credentialed counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practical experience. She has worked in schools, healthcare settings and online platforms. Cheryl focuses on common problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar difficulties, as well as issues with self-esteem and motivation.
She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and life changes. Relationship and intimacy-related issues appear among her focus areas, alongside eating and sleeping concerns and challenges linked to ADHD. Cheryl lists a wide range of additional interests, from attachment issues and adoption and foster care to caregiver stress and chronic illness.
Cheryl draws on several approaches to shape conversations and plans. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) informs her work with emotions and relationship patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy and client-centred methods to guide sessions and practical strategies.
Sessions tend to centre on frank, down-to-earth discussion and clear steps to try between meetings. Cheryl aims to adjust her way of working to a person’s needs, using talking, reflection and skill-building. She encourages people to take a first step and complete the brief intake so a suitable first session can be arranged.
Practical details including fees vary by location. Sessions run on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on noticing and naming emotions and on how those feelings shape relationships and patterns. It is often used when emotions are hard to name or when people want to change repeated interaction cycles. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions that connect to personal values. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and introduces practical skills to test and change them.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration helps shape what happens in sessions and what to try between meetings.
The biography indicates experience on online platforms, but does not list specific session formats here. Please confirm the available formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel, and can support shorter check-ins, video conversations or phone contact where appropriate. Many people find online working helpful for keeping continuity and building practice into everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar issues, plus self-esteem, motivation and relationship or intimacy-related difficulties.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style combines Emotionally-Focused Therapy with ACT, CBT, Attachment-Based and client-centred approaches, using talk and practical techniques to address emotions and patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of counselling experience across schools, healthcare settings and online platforms.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is credentialed NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography notes experience with online platforms; please confirm current session formats before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions operate via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps start the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.