- Person-centred approach
- Attachment focus
- CBT techniques
About Carol
Carol Hounslow is a BACP counsellor with six years' experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with adults on everyday issues such as stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem and depression. She also helps people coping with relationship difficulties, parenting pressures, trauma and abuse, and life changes.
She trained in Person-Centred Counselling and uses approaches drawn from attachment work, cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic thinking. In sessions she aims to listen without judgement and to help people talk through what is driving their feelings and reactions. That can mean spotting patterns from earlier relationships or trying small practical changes in how someone responds to triggers.
Her work includes supporting people with eating concerns, obsessive-compulsive behaviours and social anxiety. She also addresses issues of guilt, shame, control and problems with communication. Where relevant she will explore how attachment needs affect current relationships and emotional responses.
Carol has experience working with adults and has supported young people in school settings. She spent four years volunteering with the YMCA until recently. Those roles have shaped her practical approach to everyday stresses and parenting strains.
Therapy sessions tend to be steady and patient in pace, focusing on what the person wants to change. Sessions can involve talking through recent events, reflecting on past patterns, and setting small, realistic steps to manage anger and stress. Clients choose goals they want to work on and the counsellor helps track progress.
If someone is unsure how to begin, the usual first step is a short matching questionnaire and a first session to agree goals and practical next steps.
How therapeutic approaches can work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions can explore how those attachment needs show up in anger, communication and trust issues. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping a person find their own solutions. In remote sessions this often means the counsellor reflects back what is said and helps prioritise next steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and tests small changes. CBT-style work online can use brief exercises and practical homework between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then try methods together. That collaboration helps decide whether attachment, person-centred reflection or CBT techniques suit the issue and the person’s style.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break, or avoiding the need to be on camera for a session. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pace and exercises to suit each person’s needs and circumstances.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, self-esteem, depression and related issues such as trauma, parenting and relationship strain.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
She uses a person-centred style alongside attachment ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques to help people understand patterns and try practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years' experience working with adults and has recent experience counselling young people in schools.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does accept international clients.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.