Cheryl Hughes, BACP, NCPS

Cheryl Hughes offers calm, person-centred support for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship struggles. She works with adults who are coping with trauma, grief, intimacy concerns and self-esteem problems. Her tone is steady and practical, aiming to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable. Cheryl uses approaches that keep the person at the centre of the work. Sessions focus on understanding your experiences, slowing down distressing feelings, and finding ways to move forward. Conversations are unhurried and non-judgemental so people can speak at their own pace. She has five years of clinical experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Cheryl also lists NCPS among her credentials. Her background includes work with historic sexual abuse, trauma and bereavement, and she has supported people with a wide range of life challenges such as work stress and relationship conflict. In therapy she offers empathetic listening together with practical steps tailored to each person. That might include working on communication, coping strategies for anxiety, or exploring how past experiences shape current relationships. She encourages people to set outcomes that matter to them and to review progress as they go. Initial contact is treated gently. Cheryl will explain what sessions look like, discuss aims, and answer questions about how to connect in future appointments. This helps people feel more comfortable before they begin.

How Cheryl's approaches translate to online work

Cheryl practises attachment-based and trauma-focused ways of working alongside a client-centred stance. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and connection patterns, helping people understand why they react the way they do in close relationships. Trauma-focused therapy concentrates on processing distressing events and reducing their ongoing emotional impact, often by working gently through difficult memories and responses. The client-centred element keeps sessions guided by what each person needs in the moment and values their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cheryl will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and then suggest how these approaches might fit. Together you can decide what to try first and review how it feels as therapy continues.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time and choose a quieter moment for a check-in. It can also allow shorter catch-ups when life is hectic, or longer sessions when more time is helpful. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools and exercises used in face-to-face work to an online setting, and Cheryl will talk through practical arrangements when you get in touch.