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- Attachment-based approach
- Emotion-focused work
- Cognitive strategies
About Cheryl
Cheryl Tan-Bell is a PACFA counsellor in Australia with 15 years' experience. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes. Cheryl uses attachment-based, client-centred and trauma-informed approaches alongside practical methods such as CBT and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.
Cheryl works with people who are dealing with relationship strain, intimacy questions, or complicated family dynamics. She also helps those managing stress, anxiety, depression, or the after-effects of abuse. Sessions address practical problems like communication, boundaries, caregiving stress and blended family challenges.
Her approach begins with listening to what matters most to the client. Cheryl aims to clarify patterns that keep problems repeating, especially around attachment and connection. She combines talking work with practical strategies to manage strong emotions and improve day-to-day interactions.
Cheryl also supports people exploring sexual identity, gender dysphoria, kink or alternative sexual cultures, and intimacy-related questions. She works with issues such as abandonment, codependency, and guilt or shame that often sit beneath relationship problems.
Over 15 years she has developed ways to help people reframe difficult experiences, set clearer boundaries, and make sustainable changes. Sessions include problem-solving, emotion regulation tools, and structured conversation techniques drawn from approaches like Gottman and solution-focused work.
To begin, a person selects the online therapy options button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules a first session. Fees vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of connection and safety in relationships. Online sessions use conversation and exercises to identify attachment styles and change interaction patterns that cause conflict or distance. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person brings; in remote sessions this means space for the client to describe concerns while the counsellor mirrors and clarifies to deepen understanding. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides practical tools for managing anxiety and mood. CBT work in sessions includes identifying unhelpful thoughts, testing them, and practising new skills between meetings.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then jointly decide how to combine methods. That collaborative planning helps shape session structure and homework tasks so they fit the client's life.
The site biography does not list explicit session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find remote sessions helpful for fitting therapy into a busy week, keeping appointments during travel or making shorter check-ins possible. Online work can focus on emotion regulation exercises, communication practice, and structured CBT tasks that are easy to complete between meetings with a counsellor.
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Areas of expertise
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Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, anxiety, depression and related concerns such as parenting, intimacy and career stress.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
The work draws on attachment-based therapy, client-centred practice, cognitive behavioural techniques, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and elements of the Gottman Method.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with people on relationship and trauma-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is credentialed with PACFA and practices in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Fees vary with location and sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.