Cheryl Hunton

Cheryl Hunton is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing eating and food-related issues alongside stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. She works with adults to address practical problems and emotional challenges. Cheryl writes in a warm, straightforward way and encourages people who feel unsure about starting therapy to take the next step.

Cheryl has five years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP in her credentials. She draws mainly on a client-centred approach and also uses techniques from psychodynamic work and cognitive behavioural therapy, tailoring methods to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on listening, building understanding and finding ways forward that fit everyday life.

In sessions Cheryl aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space to talk about what matters. Conversations cover how thoughts, feelings and past experiences affect current habits and choices around food and self-image. She offers straightforward tools and gentle reflection so people can make changes at their own pace.

Cheryl also supports people dealing with grief, relationship strain, parenting stress, workplace pressures and compassion fatigue. She will work with autistic adults and with issues such as attachment, abandonment and body image when these come up alongside eating and food-related concerns.

People who choose Cheryl can expect a collaborative, step-by-step approach. She helps set clear goals, practices skills together in session and reviews progress over time. Her aim is to help clients feel more confident, more settled and better able to manage life’s challenges.

How Cheryl’s approaches translate to online support

Cheryl uses a client-centred way of working that focuses on listening and building a trusting therapeutic relationship. This approach helps people feel heard and supported while they talk through eating and other emotional concerns. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, offers practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and routines; it can be useful for anxiety, body image worries and patterns around food.

Finding the right way of working is a collaborative process. Cheryl will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adjust techniques to suit those aims. Together they decide which tools to try and review progress over time so therapy stays focused on the client’s needs.

Please confirm session formats before booking, as the original profile does not list specific options. Many people find online sessions helpful for fitting therapy around work, childcare and daily life, and for shortening travel time. Others prefer a mix of conversation and practical exercises that can be done between meetings. Cheryl will talk through how sessions might look and help arrange times that fit into everyday routines.