About Carol
Carol Hounslow offers support for stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. She also helps with trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, ADHD, eating issues and coping with life changes. Her manner is calm, patient and kind and she focuses on listening closely to what matters to each person.
Carol trained in person-centred counselling and holds a BACP credential, which she uses alongside a mix of therapy styles. Sessions are conversational and paced to suit the individual.
How Carol works
She aims to create a steady space where people can talk about painful memories, current struggles or confusing feelings. Her practice draws on attachment ideas to look at how early relationships shape current behaviour and relationships. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when people want practical ways to manage anxiety, repetitive thoughts or low mood.
Carol also uses client-centred and psychodynamic ideas to follow what matters to a person and to notice recurring patterns over time. She has six years of experience working with adults and has spent time offering counselling in community settings. That background informs a straightforward, down-to-earth style.
Carol pays attention to communication and control issues, guilt and shame, and difficulties with self-esteem. Appointments focus on clear, manageable steps as well as deeper reflection. People can expect a practical partnership where goals are set together and progress is reviewed.
Carol offers help for social anxiety, obsessive thinking, anger and for those recovering from sexual assault and abuse.
Carol lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Carol works with
The areas below are the ones Carol 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
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Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence how people relate now. Online sessions can help spot patterns in close relationships and build new ways of connecting. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing thought patterns and behaviours that drive anxiety, low mood or compulsive actions. It often uses practical exercises between sessions to test new ways of coping. Client-centred therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions, with the counsellor offering warm, non-judgemental listening to help someone find their own solutions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to choose which ideas and techniques fit best for their goals and daily life. That collaboration means methods can change as the work progresses and as different issues come into view.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation without travel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and other commitments while still working with registered or accredited professionals and experienced therapists.
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