Cheryl Smart, NCPS

Cheryl Smart is a UK-based therapist with four years of counselling experience across schools, healthcare settings, and online platforms. She holds the NCPS credential, a professional qualification that reflects formal training and recognised clinical standards. Cheryl focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, process trauma and abuse, cope with grief and loss, and build motivation, self-esteem, and confidence.

Her practice emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion, and she adapts conversations and treatment plans to fit each person’s individual circumstances. Cheryl aims to create a supportive environment where clients can explore concerns, identify practical tools, and develop meaningful strategies for change. She recognises that starting therapy takes courage and offers steady, nonjudgmental guidance through the early steps of engagement.

Cheryl is committed to helping clients move beyond immediate difficulties and toward greater resilience and wellbeing. Whether working with young people in schools, with patients in healthcare settings, or with adults online, she applies a person-centred approach to meet specific needs and goals. Prospective clients are invited to take the first step toward support and growth at a pace that feels right for them.

Approaches That Guide Online Support

Cheryl draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy, and she also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when appropriate. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with their values - it can help with anxiety, low motivation, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust - it is useful for relationship difficulties, intimacy-related concerns, and issues stemming from abandonment or loss. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and works on practical strategies to change them - it is often helpful for managing stress, mood symptoms, and sleep or eating concerns.

Finding the best approach is part of the therapeutic process. Cheryl works collaboratively with clients to assess their needs, goals, and preferences and to tailor methods that feel like the right fit. This collaborative planning evolves as therapy progresses and as priorities shift.

Online therapy with Cheryl offers flexible ways to engage - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, maintain continuity during transitions, and access support from different locations while working with a licensed professional.