Cheryl Bellingham

Cheryl Bellingham is a counsellor who supports people facing relationship strain, grief, trauma and mental health challenges. She helps with anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, and parenting strains. Cheryl also works with issues such as sleep problems, anger, ADHD, compassion fatigue and the pressures of caregiving.

Cheryl offers a calm, warm approach where people can talk through what matters most to them. She uses listening and gentle questioning to help individuals and children name feelings and make small changes that feel manageable. The first conversations focus on safety and what someone hopes to achieve from counselling.

Cheryl draws on several practical methods to guide sessions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and helps people try new ways of responding. Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the centre and lets pace and topics be set by them.

She also uses Motivational Interviewing to support people struggling to make changes, and Trauma-Focused Therapy when past events continue to cause distress. These approaches are used in straightforward ways to address concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, chronic illness, and divorce and separation.

Cheryl has five years of experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Approaches that work well online and in sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience. The counsellor listens deeply and follows the person’s lead, helping them feel heard and decide what to tackle next. This approach is useful for low self-worth, grief and family tensions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It uses practical exercises and simple experiments to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will discuss goals and try methods that fit a person’s needs, preferences and pace. Decisions about technique are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow quicker check-ins when needed. They can also suit people who prefer to speak without being on camera or who need a shorter appointment during a work break. Registered or accredited professionals can help choose the best format for the practical demands of everyday life.