Counsellor profile
Carey-Sue Ham, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
Continue with Carey-SueAbout
- Trauma and abuse
- Anxiety and depression
- Parenting strain
About Carey-Sue
Carey-Sue Ham is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She works with adults facing issues such as trauma and abuse, addiction, anxiety and depression, and relationship and family concerns. Carey-Sue also supports people dealing with grief, parenting strain, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem and life transitions.
She views each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. In sessions she listens, reflects and helps people make practical changes that feel achievable. She aims for clear steps rather than long lectures or jargon.
Her background includes work with people recovering from narcissistic abuse and with those managing compassion fatigue or caregiver stress. She also has experience around neurodiversity topics, attachment difficulties and blended family issues. That variety shapes a flexible approach to common household and relationship strains.
Carey-Sue draws on client-centred methods to follow what matters to the individual. She uses emotionally-focused ideas when relationships and closeness are a concern. Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are used to support managing emotions and making behavioural changes.
People who prefer straightforward, practical conversation tend to find her style helpful. To begin, visitors are asked to use the site's matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session. Sessions are conducted in English and international enquiries are accepted.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Carey-Sue uses client-centred therapy to focus on what matters most to the individual. That approach means she follows the person's priorities, listens closely and supports the client to choose their own next steps. It is useful for people who want to explore personal values and make gradual changes.She also draws on emotionally-focused therapy when relationship issues or intimacy concerns are at the centre. EFT looks at patterns of feeling and responding between people and helps identify new ways of connecting. Mindfulness therapy appears in sessions as short practical exercises to reduce stress and improve emotional regulation.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has worked before, and then suggest some options to try. This is an ongoing conversation rather than a one-time decision.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the available ways to meet before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by removing travel, allowing shorter check-ins and letting people choose quieter times around work or caring responsibilities. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt sessions to suit changing needs and routines.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting strain, sleep problems and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centred and practical. She listens, reflects and helps people identify small, workable steps to change.
How many years has she been practising?
She has nine years of professional experience working with adults on a range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and international enquiries are accepted.
Which session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session formats before booking by using the site's matching steps, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary by location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.