Carol Saker, BACP

Carol Saker helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, and problems with sleep or eating. She also supports those coping with addiction, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, parenting stress, and issues around self-esteem and career change. Carol holds BACP accreditation and works from the United Kingdom.

Carol aims to make the first step feel manageable. She keeps sessions straightforward and warm. People can bring their whole set of feelings and be heard without judgement. The focus is on making sense of what is happening and deciding what to do next.

Her style centres on listening and building understanding together. She uses person-centred ways of working that let clients lead the conversation while she reflects and asks helpful questions. She also draws on approaches that focus on attachment and emotions to help with relationship and family concerns.

For people wanting practical tools, Carol uses elements of dialectical behaviour therapy and solution-focused ideas to teach coping skills and ways to manage strong emotions. Couples work may include emotionally focused methods and strategies to improve communication and shared goals.

Carol trained after completing a psychology degree and has four years of professional experience. She volunteered with young people earlier in her career, which gave her insight into family and developmental issues. Her approach is collaborative, calm and aimed at helping people make clearer choices about their next steps.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to identify recurring relationship dynamics and help people try new ways of connecting. Client-centred therapy places the client at the heart of each session, with the counsellor listening closely and reflecting back what is said so people can find their own answers and make clearer choices.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods feel most useful, drawing on person-centred listening, attachment ideas and skills-based techniques when needed. This collaborative process means the plan can change as needs and goals evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions suit lower bandwidth or when a quick check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can be used for shorter reflections or flexible check-ins between calls. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and daily life while keeping the focus on progress and practical coping skills.