- Person-centred focus
- Stress and anxiety
- Adoption and foster care
About Cheryl
Cheryl Freedman is a person-centred counsellor with four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She offers a calm, respectful space where a person’s strengths and story guide the work. Cheryl frames therapy as a partnership and supports people taking the first steps towards change.
Cheryl focuses on practical problems such as stress and anxiety. She also helps with relationship difficulties, family conflict, depression and coping with life changes. Additional concerns she has worked with include abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, and challenges linked to autism and Asperger syndrome.
Her approach is grounded in listening and helping people uncover their own resources. Sessions aim to make sense of difficult feelings and identify small, manageable steps forward. Cheryl encourages clear, honest conversation about what is most urgent to work on.
Clients can expect straightforward support around communication problems, codependency, control issues and caregiver strain. She has experience addressing chronic pain, illness and disability as they affect everyday coping. Cheryl also works with concerns such as body image, commitment worries, divorce and family of origin issues.
Cheryl’s practice is used to helping people find confidence to try new ways of coping. She explains options, listens without judgement and helps build a plan that fits the person’s life. To begin, follow the site’s Start Therapy process to share a bit about your situation and schedule sessions.
How Cheryl's Approach Adapts to Online Work
Cheryl draws on person-centred counselling to create an accepting space where people feel heard and respected. This approach focuses on listening, reflecting what matters to the client and helping them identify their own strengths to make changes. It is often helpful for anxiety, depression and relationship concerns where understanding and acceptance are needed.She also works with practical coping strategies that help people manage stress and life changes. These techniques involve breaking problems into small steps, focusing on what can change now, and practising new ways of communicating or self-care. They are useful when someone needs clearer routines or ways to handle recurring worries.
Finding the right approach is usually collaborative. Cheryl will talk through what feels most useful and adapt the way she works to match the client's needs and goals. The process often begins with a few sessions to agree priorities and try different ways of working together.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make attending sessions easier to fit around work or family commitments and can reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins or telephone conversations when video is difficult, helping therapy fit into everyday life without changing the core focus of the work.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Cheryl help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, family conflict, depression and coping with life changes. Other areas include abandonment, attachment issues and adoption and foster care related concerns.
What is Cheryl's therapeutic style?
Cheryl practises person-centred counselling, which focuses on listening, respect and helping people draw on their own strengths to make change.
How much experience does she have?
Cheryl has four years of professional counselling experience, including work in private practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Cheryl?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use 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.