Counsellor profile
Carol Saker, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and codependency
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 398005
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-centred approach
- Attachment perspectives
- DBT skills
About Carol
Carol Saker is a BACP registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She helps people deal with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, addiction concerns and codependency. She also supports those facing family conflict, trauma and issues linked to neurodiversity and LGBT concerns.
Carol trained after completing a degree in psychology and has worked in school settings as a volunteer counsellor for young people. That early experience informed how she listens and responds to the range of problems people bring to sessions.
Her core approach is client-centred counselling, which means she prioritises the client's own perspective and decisions. Sessions focus on listening, naming feelings and building understanding of how problems are affecting day-to-day life. This style is used alongside other approaches where helpful.
She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns formed in past relationships. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques may be used to teach practical skills for managing strong emotions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas support work on couple relationships and emotional connection.
Sessions aim to help people recognise repetitive patterns such as people-pleasing or losing themselves in relationships, and to try different ways of setting boundaries and making decisions. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session using the See online therapy options button.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Attachment-based ideas focus on how past relationship patterns affect current connections. Online sessions can be used to notice repeated relational responses and practise new ways of communicating. Client-centred work concentrates on listening and letting the client's own understanding guide decisions. That approach suits one-to-one sessions where the person speaks about what matters most to them. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy offers concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be taught and practised across sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then agree a plan together. That collaborative step helps decide which methods to use and how to pace skill learning or relationship work.
Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session choices before booking. Many people find online sessions helpful because they fit into a workday, reduce travel time and make it easier to try short check-ins or twice-weekly skills work. Discussing how to slot sessions into everyday life is part of the first meeting.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, addictions and codependency among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is primarily client-centred, focusing on listening and helping people make sense of their own feelings and choices.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential and location information is on record?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions charged?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.