About Carly
Carly Stafford is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people feel heard and understood. She combines client-centred listening with practical tools to tackle stress, anxiety and low mood. Carly works in English and accepts clients in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Carly draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try out different ways of coping. She also uses mindfulness practices to help with stress, overwhelm and symptoms of anxiety.
How Carly works
Sessions are conversational and focused on small, manageable steps clients can use between meetings. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including relationship difficulties, family matters, grief, addictions, trauma and intimacy-related issues. Carly also supports people dealing with anger, low self-esteem and issues around sexuality and identity.
She has experience with attachment-related worries, abandonment concerns and social anxiety. Carly has four years of experience working with complex presentations. Her credential is BACP, which is recorded here as supplied.
She aims to make sessions straightforward and useful, helping people set goals and notice progress over time. People meet Carly for video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. She encourages a collaborative style where the person decides pace and focus.
To begin, individuals complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions to suit their needs.
Carly lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Carly works with
The areas below are the ones Carly selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening with warmth and respect. The counsellor offers a non-judgemental space where people choose what to talk about and set the pace. This approach helps with stress, low self-esteem and relationship or family worries.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In online sessions the counsellor helps people notice patterns, test different responses and try practical exercises between meetings. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and stressful work or social situations.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carly will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then try approaches together to see what fits best. The process is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Online therapy offers flexibility for different routines and lifestyles. Video calls let people read non-verbal cues, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, ongoing reflection or when writing helps someone process thoughts. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family commitments.
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