- person centred work
- CBT and ACT
- video telephone chat
About Cheryl
Cheryl McDonald-Tuckwell is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 16 years of professional experience. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting, grief, trauma, addiction and anger. Sessions are offered weekly and delivered by video, telephone or chat.
Cheryl describes her approach as person-centred and practical. She listens to what matters most and follows the client’s lead in each session. Conversations cover thoughts, emotions, boundaries and personal goals, with time spent on problem-solving and building everyday coping skills.
Her background includes work in GP practices, schools and women’s services, and supporting people affected by serious loss and crime. That experience informs her work with depression, low mood, exam pressure, grief after bereavement, and parenting challenges. She also has experience supporting neurodivergent people with social skills and emotional regulation.
Cheryl draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside client-centred ways of working. Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy and solution-focused techniques may be used where helpful. The focus is on what the client needs week to week rather than rigid methods.
As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she says she can offer an understanding space for those concerns. Practical matters are clear up front: she offers weekly sessions only, and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. International clients are not accepted.
How therapy approaches translate online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them. Online ACT work often focuses on values-based actions and small steps to change behaviour that matter day to day. Client-Centred Therapy is about listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can make sense of their experience. In remote sessions this tends to mean steady, open conversation and checking in about what the client needs each week. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to reduce unhelpful patterns. Over video or phone this can include thought records, behavioural experiments and setting small homework tasks to try between sessions. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will discuss different methods with the client and decide together which tools suit their goals and preferences. That collaborative process aims to match techniques to the issues being brought to sessions. If you want to use online therapy, confirm the exact session options before booking. The biography states video, telephone and chat are offered, and sessions are weekly. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins where a quick phone call is preferable to a longer on-camera meeting.Areas of expertise
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting, grief, trauma, addictions and anger among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred way of working and includes CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy techniques to help with thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
How long has she been practising?
She has 16 years of professional experience working in GP practices, schools, women’s services and bereavement support.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She provides weekly sessions by video, telephone or chat; confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and starting up work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online therapy options button.