Summary
Cheryl is a skilled practitioner with 10 years’ experience in children’s mental health. Cheryl has worked as an NHS CAMHS therapist for over 6 years, delivering both low and high intensity CBT, and enjoys supporting children and families to reach their goals. She offers both face-to-face and remote appointments.
Experience
Following completing a BSc degree in Psychology, Cheryl started her career working as a research assistant, exploring ways to improve preschool children’s sleep. Following this Cheryl went on to support children in a primary school setting, providing mental health support and specialist learning interventions for those with additional learning needs. Having worked in education for a number of years, Cheryl moved to working within the NHS and completed a Post-graduate qualification in Low-Intensity Evidence-based CBT informed interventions for Children and Young People with Common Mental Health Problems. Cheryl stayed working in a NHS CAMHS team for 5 years as a Children’s Wellbeing Practitioner, supporting young people with anxiety, depression, and behavioural challenges. During this role Cheryl developed a passion in finding ways to support young people who find it difficult to access services, and completed training entitled Improving Practice in working with autistic people and their families, as well as many other trainings focused on adapting therapy to best meet individuals and family’s needs. Although Cheryl was helping people, she felt that she needed to do more to support those struggling with their mental health so completed further training to become a qualified CBT therapist.
Cheryl is passionate about collaboratively working with individuals to find what works best for them. She is a therapist who believes that everyone has the right to access effective therapy, meaning that she adapts and tailors therapy to fit the individual’s needs. She supports people to develop an understanding of their difficulties, as well as identifying strengths, and areas that the person wants to improve.
Interesting Facts
Cheryl has personal and professional experience in supporting those who are neurodivergent and feels passionate about ensuring the world is adapted to be equally accessible for everyone.
Cheryl enjoys doing exciting new activities, such as indoor skydiving, go karting, and high rope courses; as well as travelling to new places to learn about different cultures. Cheryl is very creative so can often be found drawing, painting, and exploring new creative hobbies.
Treatments
- Excessive Worry/ GAD – Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Social Anxiety – Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Panic Attacks/Disorders – Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) – Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Separation Anxiety- Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Specific Phobias – Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Depression – Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Low Self-Esteem – Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Stress Management – Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
- Unhelpful habits (e.g. Self-Criticism, perfectionism, procrastination) – Children unde12, adolescents, and adults
- Sleep difficulties- Children under 12, adolescents, and adults
