About Cherisse
Cherisse Amusa is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety and relationship strain. She also supports those dealing with depression, sleep problems, low self‑esteem and career worries. Cherisse welcomes conversations about trauma, family matters, intimacy and compassion fatigue.
She brings six years of clinical experience and holds NCPS credentialing. Before training in psychotherapy she worked in criminal justice, which shaped her practical view of risk and safety. That background also informed her interest in trauma and attachment.
Background and approach
Her approach blends several ways of working so sessions fit the person in front of her. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. She draws on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance.
Attachment‑based ideas help Cherisse look at how early relationships affect current patterns. Client‑centred practice keeps the conversation focused on each person’s goals and pace. Mindfulness techniques are used to build calm and present‑moment focus when needed.
People can expect a practical and collaborative style. Sessions aim to identify small, manageable changes and build skills for day‑to‑day life. Cherisse provides one‑to‑one counselling by video, phone, live chat or text messaging and accepts international clients.
How Cherisse uses practical approaches online
Attachment‑based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react in certain ways in close relationships and can be useful for intimacy, abandonment or family‑of‑origin worries. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. It helps people learn new ways to respond to anxiety, low mood or unhelpful routines by testing ideas and practising different responses. Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cherisse will talk through goals and preferences to decide which methods to use together. That means the plan can change as needs shift, and practical skills can be blended with longer exploration when helpful. Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls let the therapist and client meet face to face, while phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check‑in is needed. Live chat and text‑based messaging make brief reflections or quick support possible between sessions and can suit people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or family commitments.Questions people ask
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Depression
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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