Counsellor profile
Carys Cole, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting support
Continue with CarysAbout
- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Carys
Carys Cole is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years' experience working across schools, counselling organisations and clinical settings. She lists stress, anxiety, relationship issues, anger, self-esteem concerns, depression, addictions, family difficulties and trauma among her core areas of practice. She also notes work on grief, career changes and coping with life transitions.
Her background includes an MSc in Counselling Children and Young People and a BSc in Psychology, plus a BACP Certificate of Proficiency. Carys has provided individual support to people from varied backgrounds and has experience working with children and young people in specialist services. She has also practised as a Christian counsellor and is comfortable discussing spiritual beliefs when that matters to a client.
Carys describes an integrative way of working, drawing on attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural tools, emotionally-focused techniques and mindfulness practice. That means sessions often combine conversational reflection with practical strategies to manage thoughts, feelings and behaviour. She carries out regular reviews to check progress and what is or is not helping.
In practice she offers one-to-one talking therapy tailored through collaboration. Sessions can cover family and parenting strains, communication problems, abandonment or attachment concerns, and substance or behavioural addictions. She aims to help people notice patterns, try different responses, and find clearer ways forward.
Her approach emphasises clarity and steady review. Conversations are focused and practical when needed, with space for exploring emotions and past relationships that shape current difficulties. Carys works with adults and young people and draws on her school and clinical experience to shape ongoing support.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based thinking focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. In practice this means noticing how past bonds influence responses to partners, parents or children and using that understanding to try different interaction styles. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers straightforward exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Mindfulness practice teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and calm the mind during stressful moments.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, what feels most useful and how they prefer to work. Together they will test methods and adjust the plan as they learn what helps most for relationship strain, parenting pressures or addiction concerns.
The biography states she works online and face to face, but does not list specific online formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can nevertheless make it easier to fit appointments into a busy home life. They can be shorter check-ins, require less travel, or avoid being on camera when that is preferred. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use online sessions to keep support practical and consistent while people manage family and work commitments.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she handle?
She lists family problems, blended family issues, communication difficulties and parenting strain among her focus areas. She helps people who are struggling with family conflict or parenting stress.
What is her style in sessions?
She works integratively, mixing client-centred listening with attachment ideas and practical techniques from CBT and mindfulness. Sessions combine reflection with strategies you can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of counselling experience across schools, counselling organisations and clinical services including Child and Adolescent Mental Health work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and holds an MSc in Counselling Children and Young People and a BSc in Psychology. Her practice is in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
The biography says she is able to work online and face to face. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to book with her?
Begin by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling 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.