Cheryl Hughes, BACP, NCPS
5 years in practice
Cheryl Hughes is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship pain.
License and registration
- BACP
- 387163 · expires January 2027
- NCPS
- NCS22-01096 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Cheryl
Cheryl Hughes is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship pain. She works in a calm, unhurried way and aims to make the first steps into therapy less daunting for anyone who feels nervous about reaching out. Cheryl has five years of experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials.
She offers one-to-one conversations that centre the person's own experience. Sessions are person-centred and designed so the client can make sense of what has happened and decide what they want to change.
Background and approach
She uses ideas from existential thinking to help people reflect on meaning, choice and responsibility in their lives. Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current trust and closeness. Trauma-focused methods are used when painful memories need careful attention.
In practical terms Cheryl can talk through what to expect at first contact. That includes the session flow, possible topics, and likely goals so people feel prepared before they begin. She offers a steady presence while clients work through grief, anger, self-esteem concerns, family issues, and life transitions.
Cheryl also supports people dealing with identity and intimacy concerns, career pressures, and the effects of abuse. She aims to help each person find a way forward that fits their values and circumstances, pacing the work to match what feels manageable.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cheryl lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cheryl names
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Online support
Approaches and online sessions that fit your life
Cheryl draws on existential therapy to help people look at meaning, choice and the values that shape their life. That approach can be useful for people facing big life changes, questions about identity, or moments when purpose feels unclear. Attachment-based therapy is used to notice patterns in close relationships and to practice different ways of relating when trust or closeness is difficult.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Cheryl will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which elements to use. She adapts the conversation over time so the work stays relevant and manageable for the individual.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls suit longer discussions and when non-verbal cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a break at work. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, step-by-step planning, or when writing helps people gather their thoughts. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, family and travel commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can be discussed in sessions?
Cheryl works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, career worries, and life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, body image, codependency and caregiver stress.
What is Cheryl's therapeutic style like?
She uses a person-centred approach that puts the individual at the heart of sessions and invites reflection. Existential and trauma-focused ideas may also be used to address meaning and painful memories.
How much experience does she have?
Cheryl has five years of experience working in counselling and psychotherapy settings. That experience includes work with people affected by historic sexual abuse and other complex difficulties.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is recorded with BACP and NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Cheryl accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client’s needs.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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