Counsellor profile
Caroline Tanton Parham, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and relationship issues
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 185321
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Emotion-focused work
About Caroline
Caroline Tanton Parham is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She works with people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and codependency among other issues. Sessions are in English and she accepts international clients.
Caroline trained in psychology and completed a postgraduate diploma in integrative counselling. She uses a mix of approaches so sessions can change depending on what a person needs. That might mean looking at how you think about problems, or exploring how earlier relationships affect what happens now.
In practical work she helps people challenge negative thoughts, find clearer ways of thinking, and spot patterns that keep causing pain. She also supports people with neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism, to manage everyday obstacles and increase focus. Caroline has experience with mood conditions such as bipolar, and with self-harm and suicidal thoughts in clinical settings.
Caroline aims to build an open, honest therapeutic relationship where feelings and thoughts can be discussed without judgement. She offers tools and strategies to help manage day-to-day difficulties and make gradual changes. Her approach involves collaboration - working with the person to decide what will help most in their life.
People who tend to put others first, struggle to say no, or feel overwhelmed by someone else's moods or needs may find it helpful to explore those patterns in sessions. The first step is to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment to agree a way forward.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online work
Caroline uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach helps when trust, closeness or repeated hurt in relationships keeps coming up. She also uses cognitive-behavioural techniques to identify and challenge unhelpful thoughts and to build practical coping strategies for anxiety, low mood or intrusive thinking.Finding the right way of working is a collaborative process. Caroline will talk with a person about what they want to change and suggest approaches that fit their goals and preferences. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress as therapy continues.
Confirm the available session formats before booking since the profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around daily life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a busy day, or avoiding being on camera when that helps. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and conversations for video or phone sessions, and Caroline will discuss practical arrangements during the initial scheduling step.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, codependency, bereavement, neurodiversity issues and related concerns.
What is her approach in sessions?
She blends client-centred, attachment and cognitive approaches, guiding conversations and offering practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and relationship issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people in other countries?
She accepts international clients and provides sessions in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking by using the online matching process, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your 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.