Carys Cole, BACP

Carys Cole is a therapeutic counsellor who combines several counselling approaches to help people make practical change. She uses attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive-behavioural techniques and mindfulness to respond to what each person brings. Carys holds BACP and has six years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom.

She trained with an emphasis on working with children and young people and has also practised with adults in schools and community settings. That background means she is used to short-term practical work and longer therapeutic conversations. Carys has experience offering faith-sensitive conversations and can talk about spiritual beliefs when relevant.

Sessions are shaped around what the individual needs. In practice this means she listens first, then suggests tools or exercises that suit the person’s situation. She uses regular review points so both parties check what is helping and what needs to change.

Typical concerns she supports include stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief, relationship issues, addiction and coping with life changes. She also works with matters such as attachment difficulties, communication problems, body image and blended family issues.

Carys draws on her training in cognitive behavioural approaches, emotionally-focused work and mindfulness to offer clear, concrete strategies alongside reflective listening. Her style aims to build confidence and help people find small, manageable steps forward.

How these therapies translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current feelings and reactions; online sessions can help name those patterns and practise new ways of relating. Client-centred therapy places the person's experience at the heart of sessions, with the counsellor offering empathic listening and reflection to help people feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and commonly teaches small practical skills to reduce distress and try different actions.

Figuring out which approach fits best is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals and preferences and then suggest an approach or a mix of approaches. Reviews during therapy help adjust the direction if something is not working.

The practical benefits of online work can include fitting sessions into a busy day, avoiding travel time and making it easier to keep appointments around school or work. Because the biography did not list specific session formats for this profile, please confirm the exact online and face-to-face options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use online sessions to maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are harder to arrange.