Hello. I’m Carolyn, a psychotherapeutic counsellor and coach, passionate about helping people approach life with more compassion, curiosity and clarity.
My sessions are warm, relational, and shaped around your unique needs and where you are right now.
Holding diplomas in both counselling and coaching, I feel privileged to support young adults, and adults, often at points of transition or when life feels overwhelming.
My psychotherapy training is in Transactional Analysis, which offers practical tools to understand yourself, your relationships, and the situations you face more clearly. I also draw on other modalities, tailoring our work together to what best supports you.
In the first part of my professional journey, I held senior roles in education for over 25 years, where I witnessed how stress and self-beliefs can quietly shape the way we navigate challenges. These insights now guide the way I work with clients.
Outside of my practice, I’m also a classical pianist, and creativity continues to be at the heart of how I connect with and support the people I work with.
Specialisms
I work with:
young adults to find clarity, reduce anxiety, and move into adulthood with greater confidence and sense of purpose
professionals who are experiencing stress or conflict at work or at home
individuals who have experienced bereavement or loss
those experiencing challenges at life stages including midlife, menopause, empty nesters and retirement
people experiencing social anxiety, low confidence and self esteem
individuals experiencing relationship and attachment issues
clients who are ‘stuck’ and want to find a way forwards
Qualifications and Experience:
Diploma in Counselling ( Level 6, NCPS accredited)
Diploma in Transformational Coaching (ICF Accredited)
TA 101
.b Mindfulness in Schools
BA (Hons) English and Music
PGCE
GBSM, ABSM ( piano)
Having successfully worked as a teacher for over 30 years, latterly as Assistant Director of Wellbeing at one of the UK’s leading Independent schools, I have a breath of understanding and experience that informs my sessions with young adults ( offering counselling and coaching from 18+). Further experience includes coaching senior leaders in education, and working in low cost therapy settings, supporting clients with issues including relationships and attachment, bereavement, and trauma.
