Psychotherapy and Counselling for Women Navigating Life Transitions, Relationships and Trauma

Narcissistic Abuse · Childhood Trauma · Motherhood · Menopause · ADHD in Women

Work with Cheryl Kennedy MacDonald, registered psychotherapist, published author, and award-winning women’s wellness specialist with over 20 years of experience. In person in Singapore and online globally.

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Cheryl Kennedy MacDonald
Psychotherapist
In Singapore & Online

Hi, I’m Cheryl, a registered psychotherapist and yoga master specialising in supporting women through life’s most significant transitions.

Born in Scotland and based in Asia for over a decade, I work with women (in Singapore and online globally) who are navigating the emotional and psychological shifts that redefine identity. This includes motherhood and menopause, relationship trauma and narcissistic abuse, relocation and expat life, ADHD and neurodivergence, and the long-term impact of emotional over-functioning.

My person-centred, integrative approach combines evidence-based psychotherapy, including ACT, CBT, DBT and psychodynamic therapy, with somatic and mindfulness-based practices.

Together, this supports nervous-system regulation, reconnection with your body, and the rebuilding self-trust, so that you can move forward with confidence and a stronger sense of yourself.

You May Be Here Because

Many of the women I work with have experienced long-term emotional strain or relationship trauma, including narcissistic abuse or growing up with emotionally immature parents. Others come to therapy during midlife or significant life transitions, noticing patterns of self-doubt, emotional overwhelm, or a loss of identity that no longer make sense.

You might recognise yourself in experiences such as:

chronic self-blame, people-pleasing, or difficulty trusting your own judgement
feeling emotionally exhausted, anxious, or constantly on edge
relationship patterns that repeat despite your best efforts
the long-term impact of childhood trauma now surfacing in adult life
ADHD-related overwhelm, emotional intensity, or difficulty regulating stress
a sense of “Who am I now?” during midlife, menopause, motherhood, or relocation

Reconnecting With Yourself

If any of this feels familiar, you’re not broken and you’re not alone. What you’re describing is usually the result of years of adapting, just about managing, and putting yourself last. Therapy gives you the space to stop doing that, even just for an hour a week.

My approach weaves together psychotherapy, nervous-system work, and mind-body practice. Real change happens in the body and mind which is why it’s so important to respect both. Together we work at a pace that feels right for you, building self-trust, emotional steadiness, and a clearer sense of who you actually are underneath all of it.

My Therapeutic Approach

My work is trauma-informed, feminist and integrative, drawing on CBT, DBT, and psychodynamic therapy alongside somatic and mindfulness-based approaches. I work this way because different women need different things and because the most lasting change tends to happen when we work with both the patterns in your thinking and the ones held in your nervous system.

Therapy is not about fixing you. You don’t need fixing. It’s about understanding what’s been shaping your responses, your relationships, and your sense of self and giving you the tools to respond differently when you’re ready.