Cheryl Smart

About Cheryl Smart (Child & Neurodiversity Counsellor)

Cheryl Smart is one of our counsellors at Newcastle Psychologist & Counselling, who specialises in providing counselling & therapy for children, as well as working with autism, ADHD, and a range of social, emotional and mental health issues.

With her experience as a person-centred and humanistic therapist, Cheryl uses therapeutic methods including play therapy, behavioural therapy, art therapy, talk therapy, and solution focused therapy.

Cheryl focuses on working towards and developing positive coping methods for her neurodiverse clients, alongside boosting self-esteem and self-confidence.

Within her child counselling sessions, she helps children and young people to build communication skills and an appropriate emotional repertoire, as well as recognising their own self-regulation tools.

Experienced Child Counsellor

In addition to her work as a specialist neurodiversity counsellor, Cheryl has extensive experience working in schools, where she provides counselling to children and young adults.

Throughout her time working in education settings, she has used her counselling skills to help clients to manage and overcome their problems, whatever they may be related to.

Cheryl’s counselling focuses on delivering client centred support that gradually empowers individuals, and enables them to make informed decisions.

Her specific areas of experience and expertise are working with autism, ADHD, PTSD & trauma, depression, anxiety, transitions, bereavement, those with low self-esteem, and family issues.

Specialist Neurodiversity Counsellor

Cheryl decided to become a counsellor after her childhood experiences were not always the best; from these experiences, she was inspired to want to help children and young people in any way that she can.

As an accredited counsellor through the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), Cheryl originally qualified in 2009, receiving a degree in Person Centred Counselling from Sunderland University.

In addition to these qualifications, Cheryl has also completed further training courses, with a Level 4 Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling through Open Study College.

Cheryl is passionate about helping her clients to build an effective emotional repertoire, improve their communication skills, and recognise their self-regulation and coping mechanisms. Outside of counselling, she loves to get lost in a good book.

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