Cheryl Hughes

Cheryl Hughes is an experienced psychotherapist and counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 5 years of practice. She specialises in anxiety, depression, sexual abuse, trauma including PTSD and CPTSD, bereavement and loss, and relationship difficulties.

She has developed extensive experience working within men’s mental health, particularly with historic sexual abuse, while also supporting people with a range of other non-specific difficulties. Each person’s life experience and individual concerns are treated as important and unique within her work.

Cheryl is registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and adheres to their Ethical Code of Practice. Her therapeutic stance is humanistic and person-centred, providing a calm, unhurried space in which to explore and make sense of what is happening in a client’s life.

Her approach places the client at the centre of the experience, offering a non-judgemental, empathic and confidential environment where people can find their own paths forward. She supports clients to heal from painful experiences and to move toward the life they want, accompanying them through each step of the process.

Cheryl understands that starting therapy can feel daunting, especially if phone calls or emails are difficult or meeting someone new feels overwhelming. In initial contact she will explain what typically happens in sessions, the kinds of topics that may be explored, likely outcomes of therapy and, where needed, how to connect in future.

She works with a wide range of concerns including abuse, addictions, anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and PTSD, relationship and family issues, anger, grief, intimacy-related and sex-related issues, self-esteem, career and work-related problems, and coping with life changes. She is experienced in supporting LGBT clients as well as specific men’s and women’s issues.

Cheryl is a female therapist who is gay, older, non-religious and identifies as liberal. She aims to offer supportive, professional therapy tailored to each individual’s needs.