About Cheryl

Cheryl Kennedy MacDonald BA (Hons) PgDip.

Female-Focused Psychotherapist

Cheryl has been supporting women for the past 20 years through every life stage, using a combination of evidence-based therapies including Psychotherapy, Counselling, Somatic, Sex and Relationship Therapy. Her approach also includes Mindfulness and and Somatic Movement.

As founder of a global women’s yoga collective, Hypnobirthing Practitioner, Women’s Health and Wellness Coach and Tantric Practitioner, Cheryl fully embraces the concept of Mind-Body therapy. She works specifcially with women in the following areas:

Anxiety, Depression and Hormonal Mood Disorders
Imposter Syndrome and Self-Sabotage
Female Life Transitions including Pre and Post-Natal Depression and Menopause
Adult Women With ADHD
Integrative Couples, Sex and Relationship Therapy
Divorce Recovery and Planning
Narcisstic Abuse Recovery

Qualifications

Cheryl holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree from the University of Strathclyde and a Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy. She is currently studying towards a Masters Degree in the same, also with the University of Roehampton. Cheryl has completed female-specific Trauma Recovery training and is also a Certified Integrative Sex and Couples Therapist and trained with Dr Tammy Nelson on this innovative approach to couples therapy. She is also Qualified in the Pheonix Divorce Recovery Method. Her interest in working with adult women with adhd, has also led her to undertake the ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Training and further training in techniques and practices specifically for supporting women with ADHD.

Therapeutic Approach

Cheryl's approach to counselling is warm and friendly, using integrative therapy including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); DBT; Somatic Movement and Mindfulness (and Mindfulness-Based CBT); Person-Centred Therapy (PCT); ACT; Feminist Psychology; Psychodynamic Therapy. She also uses SFBT and the Rewind Technique. In addition to her extensive experience of women’s health through hormonal imbalance, pregnancy and post-partum and menopause, Cheryl offers a unique blend of therapeutic avenues for transformation.

Background and Experience

Having dedicated over two decades to the empowerment of women, training and mentoring yoga teachers and birth mentors worldwide, Cheryl is the creator of the global female yoga collective, YogaBellies and author of multiple best-selling books about Yoga, Mindset, Childbirth and Menopause.

Cheryl is the creator of the Birth ROCKS (HypnoBirthing) Method and author of best-selling book of the same name. She has 500+ yoga teachers and birth mentors teaching her yoga and birth preparation techniques across the world. Cheryl training as a Yoga Master and Tantric Priestess also incorporated into her work.

Cheryl also has 2 decades of experience of creating and growing a global franchise brand, as well as mentoring and coaching female small business owners to establish and grow their business with expertise in Marketing, Branding and Strategy. Cheryl is a multiple-business award winner including being a Dragons’ Den Winner, Winner of the Scottish Edge Award and Woman of the Year, to name but a few.

Cheryl's works specifically with women and her practice is female-centric. Her aim is always to provide a personalised approach that harmonises with each individual’s needs, female life stage and unique challenges, delivered in a down-to-earth and compassionate manner.

Personal

Originally hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, she is a Permanent Resident and has been living in Singapore for nearly a decade, alongside her husband, a Consultant Cardiologist, and her teenage son. Outside the professional sphere, Cheryl love yoga, sunshine, and laughter, which she firmly believe is the best medicine.

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Publications

Cheryl is the author of multiple best-selling books on Yoga, Women's Health, Childbirth and Mindset. These can be purchased in any good book store or on Amazon.

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