Cheryl McDonald-Tuckwell, BACP
Cheryl McDonald-Tuckwell is a UK-based counsellor with 16 years of professional experience.
- Stress & Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
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About Cheryl
Cheryl McDonald-Tuckwell is a UK-based counsellor with 16 years of professional experience. She offers weekly online sessions by video, telephone, live chat or text messaging and aims to provide a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk about difficult feelings. She adapts her approach to each person.
Sessions follow what the client brings and focus on thoughts, emotions, needs, boundaries and goals. Cheryl describes the work as a collaborative process where clients set the pace and topics for each week.
Background and approach
Her background includes work in GP practices, schools and women’s services. This has involved supporting people with depression, anxiety, stress, eating difficulties, grief, bereavement after violent crime, parenting concerns and fertility loss. She has also worked with people affected by trauma and those managing life changes or career questions.
Cheryl primarily trained in Person Centred counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, and she regularly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy techniques where helpful. She also blends coaching methods into sessions when clients want practical steps and goal work. As a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, she offers an understanding space for sexual orientation and gender-related questions.
She has experience supporting neurodivergent people, paying attention to sensory needs and adapting sessions to suit how someone best engages online. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. New clients start by completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 393006 | March 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
- 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 Cheryl lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cheryl will discuss what you want to achieve and try methods that fit your needs and preferences. Sessions are collaborative so you can steer the pace and focus as different ideas are tried.
Online sessions are offered by video call, telephone, live chat or text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for a fuller conversational feel, telephone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can suit shorter check-ins or people who find typing easier than talking. These options make it possible to fit therapy into workdays, care routines or days when getting out is difficult.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Cheryl commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, addictions, parenting worries and career concerns.
What style of therapy can I expect in a session?
Sessions are led by the client and shaped around their needs using person centred listening alongside practical tools from cognitive behavioural and acceptance based approaches.
How much professional experience does she have?
Cheryl has 16 years of professional work experience across settings such as GP practices, schools, women’s services and bereavement support.
What credentials and region are listed for the counsellor?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which formats are available for online sessions?
Cheryl offers weekly sessions by video call, telephone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and practical needs.
How do payments and cost work for sessions?
Sessions use a subscription model that varies with location and therapist availability, and the subscription can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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