Cheryl McDonald-Tuckwell

How Cheryl’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people get clear on their values and take small, practical steps towards them while learning to live with difficult thoughts or feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions by focusing on what matters rather than only on symptom removal.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and teaches simple skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep and coping with stressful situations.

Client-Centred Therapy creates a respectful, listening-led space where the person sets the pace and topics for each session. This approach supports people who need time to make sense of their feelings and choices.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about needs, goals and preferences and together they will try methods that fit. That collaborative process helps refine what works over time rather than prescribing one fixed method up front.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or study commitments and different daily routines.