- Attachment-based work
- Emotion-focused methods
- Practical coping skills
About Cheryl
Cheryl Tan-Bell is a PACFA counsellor with 15 years of professional experience in Australia. She works with people who are facing relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, and major life changes. Her practice also addresses anxiety, stress, intimacy-related concerns, and issues around identity and sexuality.
Cheryl uses an attachment-based and client-centred approach when talking with people about painful experiences. She pays attention to how past relationships influence current feelings and reactions. Sessions focus on naming emotions, noticing patterns, and finding clearer ways to communicate what matters.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) informs her way of working with emotional bonds and relationship patterns. Cheryl also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help with unhelpful thinking and practical coping strategies. The Gottman Method is part of her toolkit when relationship communication needs structure and skills practice.
She has worked with a wide range of concerns including parenting stress, caregiver strain, abandonment and attachment issues, codependency, and the dynamics that follow separation or domestic violence. Cheryl also supports people around kink and alternative sexual cultures, gender dysphoria, and first responder related stresses.
People who choose Cheryl can expect direct conversation about emotions and behaviour, practical steps to try between sessions, and a focus on building clearer connections with others. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
How Cheryl uses EFT, attachment ideas and practical therapies online
Cheryl works from Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotional patterns and the ways people connect or pull away from each other. EFT is often used to name underlying feelings and to change interaction cycles that cause pain. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to track how early relationship experiences shape current responses. That helps when trust, fear of abandonment or attachment injuries are part of the concern. Client-Centred Therapy is part of her approach too and puts the client's perspective and goals at the centre of each session. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Cheryl will discuss options with each person and adjust methods based on their needs and preferences. She helps clients choose practical steps and experiments to try between sessions so therapy becomes a hands-on process. The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow a quieter check-in without travel, or let people use shorter meetings when that suits their schedule. Cheryl will discuss what will work best and adapt the format to everyday life.Areas of expertise
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Cheryl help with?
She helps people facing relationship problems, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, stress and related issues listed in her specialties.
What kind of therapeutic style does she use?
Her work is attachment-based and client-centred, and she also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside CBT and the Gottman Method when relevant.
How long has she practised?
Cheryl has 15 years of professional experience working with the concerns noted in her profile.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is credentialed with PACFA and practises in Australia.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or across countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with Cheryl?
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.