Cheryl Smart, NCPS

Cheryl Smart is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who draws on four years of experience supporting people across schools, healthcare settings and online. She uses a respectful, sensitive approach and aims to tailor conversations and treatment plans to each person’s situation. Cheryl focuses on practical steps that help people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. She has worked with people affected by trauma and abuse and supports those coping with grief and loss. Intimacy-related issues and relationship concerns are part of her practice, along with sleep and eating difficulties. Cheryl also helps people dealing with ADHD, bipolar symptoms and the fallout of major life changes. Her method is collaborative and straightforward. Cheryl listens first, then works with clients to set clear goals. She blends techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Dialectical behaviour therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. Attachment-based and client-centred work shape how she builds trust and explores relationship patterns. This can be useful for people who want to understand how early bonds affect current relationships. She also addresses practical issues like career stress, parenting strain and caregiver burnout. Cheryl is registered with NCPS and offers sessions in English. She accepts international clients and asks people to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on identifying values and taking small actions that move a person toward what matters. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thinking, feeling and behaving and offers practical exercises to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasises how early relationships shape current patterns and can help when someone wants to understand their responses in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then choose or combine methods that fit. The process is collaborative - clients and the counsellor review what helps and adjust the plan together.

The biography confirms online practice but does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, save travel time and allow shorter check-ins on difficult days. They can also help when someone prefers not to be on camera or needs lower-bandwidth options. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, use these approaches to provide focused support that aims to fit around everyday commitments.