Carol Gordon, BACP

Carol Gordon is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with a background in several complementary approaches. She holds BACP accreditation and has four years of clinical experience. Carol aims to make starting therapy straightforward and approachable for people feeling stuck or overwhelmed.

Her style is warm and non-judgemental. She listens first, then shapes sessions around what each person needs. Many clients come with worry, low mood, sleep problems, or trouble managing focus and daily tasks. She also helps people facing grief, trauma, relationship struggles, and questions about life purpose.

Carol uses a blend of methods depending on what suits the person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Jungian ideas, client-centred work, mindfulness and hypnotherapy. That mix lets her use practical tools like thought work and behavioural experiments alongside reflective, values-based conversations.

Sessions often include simple strategies for sleep, routines and managing impulsivity. She will talk through practical steps, help set small goals, and guide ways to notice unhelpful patterns. Work can also focus on deeper themes such as identity, shame, abandonment and body image when that fits the person’s aims.

Carol offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. International clients are not accepted. To start, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

Approaches and online therapy that fit your life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. It focuses on values and small committed steps so people can act in ways that matter even when emotions are hard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and ease symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carol will discuss options together and adapt methods as goals and needs become clearer. That collaborative process means techniques can be practical one week and more reflective the next, depending on what helps most.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller conversation and for working through exercises together. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging allow for flexible exchanges across the week and can be useful for brief reflections or coaching-style support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and daily routines while still working with registered or accredited professionals.