- Attachment-based work
- Emotion-focused methods
- CBT informed strategies
About Cheryl
Cheryl Tan-Bell is a PACFA counsellor in Australia with 15 years of professional experience. She helps people who are stuck in repeating relationship patterns, dealing with family-of-origin issues, or struggling after loss. Her focus includes relationship and intimacy concerns, anxiety, stress, grief, and the impact of trauma and abuse.
Cheryl works from an attachment-based and client-centred standpoint. Sessions aim to make the conversation straightforward. People can expect clear, practical discussion about feelings, needs and relationship dynamics rather than clinical jargon.
Her approach draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy when useful. That means she may help someone name emotions, notice interaction cycles, and try small changes in how they respond. She also uses ideas from the Gottman Method for relationship patterns and communication work.
Cheryl often helps people looking to understand how early family roles shape current behaviour. She talks through attachment patterns, communication breakdowns, and issues like codependency or abandonment concerns. Practical coping skills for stress, anger and grief are included when needed.
Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented. Cheryl will work with each person to set clear aims and track progress. To begin, a short questionnaire and a scheduled first session are used to match needs and plan next steps.
How Cheryl applies therapy online and her main approaches
Cheryl draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand relationship patterns and core emotions. Attachment work looks at the roles people developed in early family life and how those roles show up now. EFT concentrates on identifying and shifting emotional responses between people to improve connection and reduce conflict.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for practical behaviour and thinking changes. CBT helps with anxiety, stress and coping by breaking down unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behaviour. Together these approaches give both insight into patterns and hands-on steps to change them.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cheryl will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative planning helps keep sessions relevant to everyday problems and achievable aims.
Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Talk with Cheryl during the matching questionnaire about what will fit your routine and communication needs.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, family-of-origin issues, trauma and grief, stress, anxiety and related matters such as intimacy and communication difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an attachment-based, client-centred approach that focuses on clear conversation, emotional awareness and practical steps rather than technical language.
How much experience does she have?
Cheryl has 15 years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and family concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds PACFA credentialing and practises in Australia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not accepted at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies by location; sessions operate through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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