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Cheryl Fenech-Soler, BACP

Cheryl Fenech-Soler is a counsellor with eight years' experience supporting people through difficult times.

About Cheryl

Cheryl Fenech-Soler is a counsellor with eight years' experience supporting people through difficult times. She works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. Cheryl aims to make first steps feel manageable and creates a calm space where people can talk plainly about what’s worrying them.

Her background combines different ways of working so sessions are tailored to each person. Cheryl draws on client-centred listening to prioritise what matters to the individual.

Background and approach

She uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns from the past that still affect people today. Solution-focused techniques are used to identify small, practical steps that can make a difference between meetings. Cheryl has supported people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions and relationship strains.

She also works with concerns such as sleeping and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, parenting stresses, and neurodiverse issues like autism and attention differences. Additional focus areas include chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image, and attachment or abandonment issues. She holds BACP as a professional credential, and her practice aims to be adaptable to the needs presented in each session.

Cheryl believes therapy works best when it fits the person's life, so she partners with people to set clear, realistic goals. Sessions are offered in several formats including video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging. Cheryl accepts clients from the UK and internationally and will work with each person to find the most useful way forward.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	396191	June 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Cheryl lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Parenting issues
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Fertility issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hoarding
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Cheryl names

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Approaches in online therapy and how they help

Cheryl uses client-centred therapy to make sure the person’s experience guides each session. This approach focuses on careful listening and reflecting back what matters most, which helps people feel understood and able to explore their concerns at their own pace.

She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to help people notice patterns that began earlier in life and still influence feelings and relationships. Working through those patterns can clarify why certain reactions keep happening and open up options for change.

Solution-focused therapy is used to agree small, practical steps between sessions. It concentrates on what is already working and on building clear, achievable goals, which can be useful for stress, anxiety and day-to-day problems.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Cheryl discusses options with each person and adapts methods according to their needs, goals and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to try and monitor progress over time.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people keep a face-to-face rhythm without travelling. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or moments when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to maintain regular sessions and to choose the format that fits daily life.

Frequently asked

What kinds of problems does Cheryl help with?

Cheryl helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions and relationship or intimacy difficulties. She also supports issues like sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem and career concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and practical. She listens in a client-centred way, explores life patterns with psychodynamic thinking, and uses solution-focused steps to work towards small, achievable changes.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has eight years of clinical experience working with adults and children across a broad range of issues, including attachment difficulties, childhood trauma, anxiety and grief.

What credentials and location are shown?

Cheryl holds BACP as a professional credential and practices in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What should I do to start working together?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.