Cheryl Bellingham, BACP

Cheryl Bellingham offers help for a wide range of concerns including relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety and stress. She also supports people facing parenting pressures, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, career strain, ADHD and complex health or caregiving challenges. Cheryl presents a calm, attentive presence to guide conversations and practical steps forward.

She uses straightforward, person-focused conversations to understand what feels most difficult. Sessions aim to make sense of past hurts, reduce overwhelming emotions and build everyday coping skills. Cheryl combines listening with gentle challenge so people can try new ways of responding to life’s problems.

Cheryl has five years of clinical experience and holds BACP registration from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works from the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English. Her background includes helping people affected by attachment and abandonment issues, blended family tensions, chronic illness, caregiving stress and bereavement.

In practice she mixes Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to suit the person in front of her. Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Focused Therapy are used when change or processing traumatic memories is a priority. The emphasis is on simple, usable tools rather than theory-heavy sessions.

People can expect sessions that focus on small, manageable changes. Cheryl supports goal-setting and practical strategies for sleep, relationships, mood and everyday functioning. She aims to help people feel clearer about choices and more able to cope.

How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. It helps people feel understood and make sense of their priorities, which can be very useful for relationship strain, self-esteem and grief. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour and gives simple exercises to change them. It often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep problems and stress.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. Cheryl will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Together they check what helps and adapt the approach as therapy progresses so sessions stay practical and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different days and needs. Video calls let conversations feel close to an in-person session, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to build therapy into everyday life and keep progress moving forward.