- Attachment-focused
- Trauma-informed
- Practical strategies
About Cheryl
Cheryl Tan-Bell is a PACFA counsellor with 15 years of experience supporting people through relationship and family difficulties. She focuses on helping those dealing with trauma, grief, codependency and the day-to-day stress that wears people down. Cheryl writes and speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for anyone who reaches out.
Cheryl uses an attachment-based and client-centred way of working to help people understand patterns that repeat in close relationships. She also draws on trauma-informed ideas and cognitive behavioural tools to address unhelpful thoughts and coping habits. Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now, and on small changes that make a real difference over time.
In practice she helps people talk through feelings of abandonment, shame, or low self-esteem and the impact these have on intimacy and communication. Cheryl also supports those facing family of origin issues, blended family challenges, caregiving stress and the aftermath of separation. She includes discussion of sexual diversity, kink and BDSM when relevant to relationships and consent.
Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. Cheryl helps clients set clear goals, try new ways of communicating, and notice shifts in patterns. She encourages a pace that suits each person and values practical steps as much as insight.
Cheryl works in Australia and offers sessions in English. People who are considering starting can expect a calm, respectful space to sort out priorities and make a plan for change.
How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online work
Cheryl uses attachment-based and client-centred ways of working alongside cognitive behavioural techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people recognise and change repeating dynamics. Client-centred practice prioritises the client's experience and choices, with the counsellor following the person's lead to build understanding and trust. Cognitive behavioural techniques focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce distress.Deciding which approach to use is part of the collaborative process. Cheryl discusses goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then adapts methods as the work progresses. This helps ensure sessions stay practical and suited to each person's needs.
The therapist's profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online or in-person options before booking. Online work can make regular check-ins easier to fit around work, family and other commitments. It can also allow for shorter telephone-style check-ins when bandwidth or time is limited, or face-to-face video sessions when a fuller conversation is needed. Appropriately qualified therapists can often adapt pace and exercises so they work well in remote sessions.
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Experience
15+ years
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
Cheryl helps with relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and abuse, codependency, stress and anxiety, low self-esteem and career-related strain.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative, combining attachment-based thinking with practical CBT techniques to change patterns and manage difficult feelings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working with people on relationship, trauma and life-change concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Cheryl is PACFA credentialed and based in Australia.
Which languages are supported and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the provider before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.