Cheryl Smart, NCPS
Cheryl Smart is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- +14 more
About Cheryl
Cheryl Smart is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS and brings four years of counselling experience in schools, healthcare settings and online. She works with people facing depression, anxiety, stress and major life changes.
Cheryl aims to make the first step into therapy as straightforward and supportive as possible. Cheryl shapes sessions around each person's needs. She uses clear, practical conversation and helps people set small, manageable goals.
Background and approach
She pays attention to how emotions, relationships and past experiences affect day-to-day life. This includes working through grief, trauma and issues with self‑esteem and motivation. Her clinical approach draws on cognitive and behavioural ideas as well as acceptance-based and attachment perspectives.
In practice this can mean learning skills to manage overwhelming thoughts, practicing new ways to relate to difficult feelings, and exploring patterns formed in earlier relationships. She also uses techniques to reduce stress and improve sleep and appetite when these are affected. Cheryl has worked across education and healthcare, giving her experience with different ages and life stages.
She aims for a respectful, non‑judgemental tone and adapts the pace to suit each person. Sessions are collaborative, with a clear focus on what the individual wants to change. People who choose Cheryl can expect a straightforward, empathetic counsellor who listens and helps them build practical steps forward.
She supports those facing relationship worries, parenting strain, career pressure, and long‑term mood concerns.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS23-04525 | October 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Cheryl works with
Everything Cheryl lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cheryl lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl treats the selection of methods as a collaborative process. She will talk through options and adapt techniques to the person's goals, needs and comfort level rather than following a single formula.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging. Video calls allow face‑to‑face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can use less bandwidth and be easier to fit into a busy day, and text or chat options are helpful for short check‑ins or for people who prefer writing. These options aim to make counselling more flexible and easier to fit into different routines.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Cheryl help with?
She supports people with depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma, self‑esteem and relationship issues, among other concerns listed in her profile.
What is Cheryl's counselling style like?
She uses a warm, practical approach that focuses on conversation, skill building and setting small goals to improve day‑to‑day functioning.
What experience does she have?
Cheryl has four years of counselling experience working in schools, healthcare settings and online platforms.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with NCPS and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Cheryl offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Cheryl?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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