Counsellor profile
Carey Buchanan, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 17 years of experience
Counsellor for stress, relationships and trauma
Continue with CareyAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (338178)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Carey supplied to BetterHelp.
- ACT and CBT
- Attachment-based work
- Person-centred approach
About Carey
BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). 17 years' experience. Carey Buchanan works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues and parenting. She uses approaches named in her biography and aims to help people talk through feelings and difficult situations.
Carey describes her practice as person-focused and draws on several evidence-based approaches. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centred work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) to guide sessions. Sessions are conversational and practical, with attention to emotions and behaviour.
Her practice addresses a wide range of specific problems. These include self-esteem, sleeping difficulties, career pressures, compassion fatigue, chronic pain or illness, codependency, commitment and control issues. She also works with family of origin problems, communication difficulties, divorce and separation, forgiveness and abandonment and attachment issues.
Carey has worked across clinical settings and private practice over many years. She has experience providing in-person and online clinical work, and has worked within child and adolescent mental health teams and UK social care. That background informs how she responds to people in counselling.
Her style is to help clients express and understand thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Carey adapts her use of therapeutic approaches to fit the issues someone brings. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Carey’s approaches translate to online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current connections; it is useful for intimacy and family-related issues. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a person’s experience and uses listening and reflection to help them understand their feelings and make changes.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Carey will discuss different methods and help decide which fits the client’s goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as sessions progress.
The biography indicates Carey has experience both in-person and online, so confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, care responsibilities or travel, and can support shorter check-ins or sessions without video when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises used in ACT, attachment work and person-centred listening for remote sessions, focusing on practical tools and emotional understanding that can be practised between appointments.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues and parenting, among other issues listed in her profile.
What therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of therapeutic experience working in clinical settings and private practice.
Is she registered with any professional body?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography notes experience of both in-person and online clinical work; please confirm current session format options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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