Carola Saunders, BACP

Carola Saunders uses a client-centred approach to help people feel heard and understood. She combines this with practical Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to tackle unhelpful thoughts and habits. Carola works in the United Kingdom and brings six years of professional experience to her practice.

She helps people facing stress and anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports those dealing with workplace difficulties, career uncertainty, grief, anger, and compassion fatigue. Carola pays attention to relationship patterns and attachment issues that influence daily life.

Sessions focus on what matters to the individual. Carola listens first, then helps people map out small, manageable steps. She uses CBT tools to spot and change thinking patterns, and a client-centred stance to keep the work grounded in each person’s values and goals.

She also addresses communication problems, control issues, and the emotional aftermath of divorce and separation. Topics such as forgiveness, guilt, shame, life purpose, and self-love are part of the work when they come up. Women's issues and workplace stress are included within her range of practice.

Carola holds BACP registration, which is listed as her professional credential. Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Starting therapy involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.

How client-centred work and CBT translate to online therapy

Carola draws on Client-Centred Therapy to create a listening and respectful online space where people lead the pace and focus of sessions. This approach emphasises understanding each person’s experience and building on their strengths to help them move forward.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical exercises. CBT is useful for issues such as anxiety, low mood, stress and workplace thinking patterns because it gives clear tools to try between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences, adjusting techniques as needed over time.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls are good for a fuller conversational experience, phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging can fit into busy days or provide ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule work around life commitments and access help from where someone already is.