Counsellor profile
Carol Hounslow, BACP
Counsellor - stress and trauma support
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- CBT techniques
- Works with young people
About Carol
Counsellor and BACP member, Carol Hounslow has six years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She works with adults of all ages, and with young people in school years 7 to 11. Her main areas include stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, eating issues, parenting strain, anger, low self esteem and depression.
Carol trained in person-centred counselling and describes a calm, patient style. In sessions she focuses on listening and helping people make sense of what they are facing. She uses familiar approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-based ideas when these suit the person’s goals.
She also draws on psychodynamic and existential ways of thinking. These help to look at patterns from the past and questions about meaning and values. Carol works with concerns such as obsessions and compulsions, social phobia, self-harm and recovery after sexual assault and abuse.
Her background includes four years volunteering with the YMCA and current work counselling young people in secondary school settings. She says she helps with practical communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, and finding a clearer sense of life purpose.
Sessions are conducted in English. International clients are accepted, and practical arrangements are made after an initial matching step. To begin, people are asked to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How her therapeutic approaches work in online counselling
Carol uses person-centred and attachment-based ideas to help people feel listened to and to look at how relationships shape current difficulties. Person-centred work focuses on the person's experience and priorities, while attachment-based thinking looks at patterns learned in relationships and how they affect trust and closeness.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which helps to spot unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioural changes. CBT can suit anxiety, low mood and some compulsive behaviours by offering clear techniques and short experiments to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carol will discuss goals and preferences and agree a way forward together. That might mean combining person-centred listening with practical CBT tools or looking at history with psychodynamic ideas, depending on what helps most.
Session formats are not listed in her biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use these practical benefits to support regular contact and steady progress.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
Carol works with stress, anxiety, relationships and family matters, trauma and abuse, eating issues, parenting strain, anger, low self esteem and depression.
What is her counselling style?
She uses a calm, patient person-centred style and listens first. She adds CBT, attachment-based and psychodynamic ideas when these match the person's needs.
How long has she practised?
Carol has six years' experience working in counselling roles in the UK, including voluntary work with the YMCA.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted. Practical arrangements are confirmed during the matching and booking process.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.