About Caroline
Caroline Tanton Parham is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has five years of clinical experience and works from the United Kingdom. Caroline welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, low mood and struggles with self-worth.
She uses a blend of therapy styles to suit each person. Sessions often include practical strategies to manage anxious thoughts and steps to rebuild confidence. Caroline also helps people look back at early relationships and patterns to understand how these affect the present.
How Caroline works
Caroline commonly supports people dealing with trauma, grief, relationship concerns, ADHD-related challenges, eating and sleeping difficulties, and major life changes. She also works with issues such as abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency and communication problems. Her approach is warm and collaborative.
She aims to build a trusting relationship where feelings can be named without judgment. Conversations are focussed and practical, with tools to try between sessions. Caroline offers a direct style when tackling negative thinking and a reflective stance when looking at deeper attachment patterns.
She will listen carefully, suggest small experiments, and agree on realistic goals. The emphasis is on steady progress and clearer thinking rather than quick fixes. People usually meet Caroline online by video, phone, chat or messaging.
She accepts international clients and works in English. To begin, clients use the site matching process and then arrange sessions at mutually convenient times.
Caroline lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Caroline works with
The areas below are the ones Caroline selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| 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
Approaches that shape online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people notice how early relationships influence current feelings and close connections. It can be useful for those who want to understand why they repeat certain patterns or react strongly in relationships.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building a genuine, non-judgemental therapeutic relationship. The counsellor listens carefully and follows the person's lead, which can help when someone needs space to make sense of difficult emotions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thinking and practical ways to change it. It often involves small experiments and clear techniques to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or tackle low mood.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then tailor sessions accordingly. It is common to combine elements from different approaches as work progresses.
Online therapy here can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions suit people who need less bandwidth or prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging work well for short check-ins, written reflection, or fitting therapy into a busy day. These options offer flexibility and make it easier to attend sessions from different locations.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with CarolineWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Caroline help with?
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
What is Caroline's background and experience?
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
Can I have sessions in other languages or from outside the UK?
Which session formats are available?
How much do sessions cost?
How do I start working with her?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions