Counselling
What is Counselling?
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate."
— Carl Jung
What is Counselling
Counselling is a talk-based therapy. It works mainly due to the quality of the relationship that develops between you and your counsellor. In Humanistic approaches, particularly Person-Centred, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt, the focus is on creating a safe, trusting and non-judgemental space where you feel truly heard and accepted. When this kind of relationship is present, it allows insight, healing and change to happen naturally.
As Irvin Yalom famously said: "It is the relationship that heals."
Through exploring thoughts, feelings, patterns and experiences together, counselling can help increase self-awareness, break unhelpful patterns, and support a stronger sense of self. The aim is not to diagnose you or tell you what to do, but to help you examine and explore what you would like to work on, perhaps with some gentle challenges and reflection that may mean you look at things differently. To support your own internal strength and capacity for growth, self-direction and autonomy, enabling you to move forward in life in a way that feels authentic and meaningful to you.
"I wonder if counselling would
benefit me?"
An Integrative Approach
I work in an integrative way, which means I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach. We're all unique, and we all respond differently, so I adapt how we work together to suit you, your needs, and your pace.
Drawing on humanistic approaches including Person-Centred therapy, Transactional Analysis, and Gestalt, I may also weave in somatic awareness, creative interventions, or gentle movement techniques, always following your lead and working with what resonates for you.
You can also find Caroline's full profile, including qualifications, experience, and session fees, on the Counselling Directory .
Areas I Work With
Some of the things we can explore together
Emotional wellbeing
Relationships and patterns
Life transitions and loss
Trauma and past experiences
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Reaching out is often the hardest part. I offer a free, informal consultation — usually around 20 minutes — so you can get a feel for how it might be to work together. No pressure, no obligation.