Cheryl Smart , NCPS

Cheryl Smart is a UK-based, credentialed therapist with four years of direct counselling experience across schools, healthcare settings, and online platforms. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, motivation challenges, low self-esteem, and confidence concerns, tailoring conversations and care plans to each person’s individual needs.

Cheryl approaches each client with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, creating a collaborative space where practical strategies and personal goals are balanced. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and acknowledges that first step as meaningful. As a holder of the NCPS credential, Cheryl brings recognized professional standing to her work and applies that training to support clients through change and recovery.

Committed to helping people thrive, Cheryl adapts her therapeutic dialogue and treatment plans to fit unique circumstances and priorities. She aims to help clients build resilience, manage current challenges, and develop skills that support longer-term wellbeing and life adjustments.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Cheryl

Cheryl often works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy as part of her practice. ACT focuses on helping people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed steps toward what matters to them - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns of relating and connection formed in earlier relationships, helping people understand and change how they respond in current relationships and resolve issues rooted in attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Cheryl will work with each person to consider their goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, and together they will determine which techniques or combination of approaches fits best for the work ahead.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication styles. This range of options helps make consistent support more accessible and allows therapists and clients to focus on meaningful progress without being limited by geography or availability.