Cheryl McDonald-Tuckwell, BACP
Compassionate online counselling focused on your story
Details
| Name | Cheryl McDonald-Tuckwell |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 16 |
About Cheryl
Cheryl McDonald-Tuckwell is a UK-based counsellor with 16 years of professional experience. She offers weekly online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging and works in a way that responds to each person's needs. Cheryl aims to create a non-judgemental space where people can speak honestly about difficult feelings and life problems.
She tailors her approach to the individual. Sessions focus on exploring thoughts, emotions, boundaries and goals at a pace set by the client.
Background and approach
Cheryl commonly uses Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centred work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside coaching techniques when helpful. Her background includes work in GP practice settings, schools, women's services and bereavement support. That experience has involved helping people with depression, anxiety, grief, parenting concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, and trauma after violent crime.
She also supports people navigating identity and relationship questions within the LGBT community. Cheryl has particular experience with attachment issues, adoption and foster care, autism and Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, and emotional neglect from childhood. She describes herself as mindful of sensory and communication needs when working with neurodivergent clients online.
Practical details are simple: weekly sessions only, offered in English, and arranged through the site's matching and booking process. Costs vary with location and sessions run on a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship issues among the things Cheryl works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Cheryl among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Cheryl directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Cheryl directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Cheryl uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe the stories they tell about themselves and their lives. This approach helps when past events or labels feel limiting and a client wants to see different possibilities for the future.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while taking steps that match personal values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical changes in behaviour and routines.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl discusses options with each person and tailors the mix of methods to their goals and preferences. This happens collaboratively across sessions so the plan can change as needs evolve.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video calls support a face-to-face style of conversation. Phone sessions can be quicker check-ins or better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow shorter, written exchanges and can fit around work or family commitments. These options help people access support when in-person therapy is not practical.
Common questions about this listing
What issues does Cheryl commonly help people with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar mood concerns, plus grief, trauma and addictions. Other areas include relationship and intimacy issues, parenting, career concerns and self-esteem.
What is her therapy style like?
She offers a person-centred style that is led by the client and adapts methods from Narrative Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Sessions focus on your thoughts, feelings and practical steps you want to take.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience working across GP practices, schools, women’s services and bereavement support settings.
What professional accreditation does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered and does she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Weekly sessions are offered by video calls, telephone, live chat or text-based messaging, with the format chosen to suit practical needs.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
Contacting this therapist
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