Carey Buchanan, BACP

Carey Buchanan is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has 17 years of experience supporting people through relationship and personal difficulties, including sexual and intimacy-related concerns.

Carey offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She helps clients untangle relationship struggles, parenting strains and issues around self‑esteem. Practical conversation and clear steps are used alongside listening and reflection.

Her background includes work in NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and UK social care, plus private practice. That mix informs a flexible way of working that draws on several therapy approaches. Carey adapts her methods to what a person needs in the moment rather than pushing one fixed model.

She uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Attachment‑based and Client‑centred work. These are chosen to address patterns of thought, emotion and behaviour and to improve day to day coping.

Carey also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, body image concerns and attachment wounds. She offers practical tools for sleeping problems, coping with life changes and rebuilding intimacy after loss or separation.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. Carey keeps her professional skills up to date and tailors each plan to the person's goals and situation.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to notice their thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and trying different behaviours to change feelings and outcomes. It suits worries, sleep problems and low mood. Attachment‑based therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they shape present connections, which can help with intimacy and repeated relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then try approaches collaboratively rather than imposing one method. Plans are reviewed and adjusted as progress is made.

Session options are not specified here, so please confirm the current online session formats before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑in meetings when a full hour isn't needed. It also makes it straightforward to keep continuity if everyday routines change, while still allowing the same therapeutic tools and conversations to be used as in person.