Cherrelle Goddard

Cherrelle Goddard BACP offers a direct, person-focused approach that blends several therapeutic styles. She writes plainly and listens carefully to understand what matters most. Her aim is to build a respectful relationship and help people take practical steps forward.

Cherrelle blends systemic, person-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic ideas to suit each person she sees. She stays curious and creative in sessions, using conversation and reflection to identify patterns and try new ways of coping. Over nine years in clinical practice she has supported people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem and major life changes.

Her background also includes social work registration with Social Work England. That experience informs how she thinks about safeguarding, supporting people with social care involvement, and managing complex practical concerns alongside emotional work.

Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and the strengths they already have. Cherrelle helps people explore attachment and abandonment worries, communication and control issues, body image and self-worth, and the effects of family or blended family dynamics. She also works with social anxiety, feelings of emptiness, guilt and shame, and self-harm thoughts in a sensitive manner.

The first step is a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling. Cherrelle uses a collaborative process to set goals and adjust the way she works as needed, so therapy fits the person and the situation.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

In practice Cherrelle draws on person-centred work that focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience, helping them feel heard and supported. Person-centred work helps when someone needs space to tell their story and build confidence in their own choices.

She also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to identify unhelpful thinking and try practical changes in behaviour. These techniques can help with anxiety, stress and social fears by breaking problems into manageable steps and rehearsing new responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, then adapt methods over time so sessions remain relevant and practical.

Please confirm the current online session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Many people find online work helps fit therapy around daily life, makes scheduling easier and reduces travel time. It can allow for shorter check-ins or evenings that better match busy routines, and it means therapeutic work can continue when people move between locations.