- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Cheryl
Cheryl Smart is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS and has four years of clinical experience working in schools, healthcare settings and online. Cheryl works with people feeling stressed, struggling with anxiety or low mood, and those dealing with grief and life changes.
She offers a practical and respectful style. Sessions are tailored to each person's needs and focus on clear, achievable steps. Cheryl aims to build confidence and improve day-to-day coping rather than offering one-size-fits-all solutions.
Background and approach
Cheryl draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns and choose actions that match their values. She also uses attachment-informed thinking to look at how relationships shape feelings and behaviour. Many people seek her support for parenting concerns, relationship stress, sleep and eating difficulties, and managing trauma or past abuse.
Cheryl also helps with workplace strain, career worries, anger, and longer-term mood conditions such as bipolar and depression. Sessions are delivered through a mix of online and phone options, with shorter messaging check-ins available for ongoing support. She encourages a collaborative process so people can try approaches and adjust them as needed.
Cheryl welcomes people who speak English and can work with clients internationally. She aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where practical steps help people feel steadier and more able to cope.
What Cheryl works with
Everything Cheryl lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Cheryl helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cheryl lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How counselling approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, and then choose actions that fit their values. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and motivation struggles. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and trying small experiments to change them, which suits worries, insomnia, and mood problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect emotions and behaviour and can help with intimacy, trust and relationship difficulties.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will discuss different options with each person and decide together which methods to try first. This collaborative process means plans can change based on what is helping and what feels workable in everyday life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a longer session is needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, reflection between sessions or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to schedule sessions around work, childcare and travel commitments, and to keep continuity of care across locations.
Questions people ask about Cheryl
What concerns does Cheryl commonly help with?
She supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, as well as parenting worries, relationship strain, sleep and eating difficulties, and career or anger issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Cheryl uses a practical, collaborative approach that focuses on achievable steps and tailoring sessions to each person's needs.
What professional background does she have?
She has four years of experience working in schools, healthcare settings and online platforms supporting a range of emotional and practical concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Cheryl is listed with NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for flexible options.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cheryl?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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