Caroline Hobson, BACP

Caroline Hobson uses a person-centred approach that puts the person in the lead. She focuses on listening closely and helping people name what feels painful or confusing. Caroline aims to build a calm, non-judgemental space where people feel heard and respected.

She draws on three years' experience as a BACP counsellor. That background shapes how she works with stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and relationship difficulties.

Caroline often works in an experiential way. She pays attention to what is happening in the moment and gently helps people notice feelings and bodily experience. Sessions can include creative tools such as emotion cards, writing, drawing, painting or collaging when that fits the person’s preference.

Her practice includes work on self-esteem, body image, codependency, commitment concerns and intimacy-related issues. She also helps people facing separation, family problems, guilt, shame and struggles around eating or substance use.

Caroline emphasises collaboration. She sees the person as the expert on their life and supports them to discover their own way forward. Creative methods and discussion about process are always agreed beforehand and adjusted to suit each person’s needs.

Person-centred practice and online options

Caroline works from a client-centred or person-centred perspective. This approach focuses on listening, empathy and helping people feel understood. It suits issues where feeling heard and valued helps, such as anxiety, depression, shame and relationship concerns.

She often uses experiential work alongside person-centred listening. That means paying attention to feelings, bodily experience and what comes up in the moment. Creative activities like emotion cards, writing or drawing can be used to help people express things that are hard to put into words and to deepen self-understanding.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process and will be collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and adapt the approach over time to fit those needs.

Online sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and daily life.