- Years in practice
- 17
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Carey
Carey Buchanan is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has 17 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression and parenting challenges. Carey offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people who need someone to talk things through.
She uses a mix of practical and relational approaches. That means she helps people spot unhelpful patterns, learn coping skills, and also pays attention to attachment and relationship dynamics.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and focused on everyday problems like sleep, intimacy worries, bereavement, and work stress. Carey has practised in the United Kingdom across NHS and social care settings, and in independent practice. She has experience with in-person and online work and has worked in child and adolescent mental health services.
This has informed her understanding of how family and parenting issues affect day-to-day life. Her toolkit includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based work and Client-Centred therapy. She adapts these approaches to each person’s needs and pace.
Carey also offers parenting programmes when that fits a person’s situation. Sessions aim to help people act on what matters to them, manage distressing feelings, and improve communication patterns. Carey keeps her professional learning up to date and works with people to find practical steps forward.
What Carey works with
Everything Carey lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carey helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carey lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Carey’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take small steps towards those values, even when feelings are hard. It can help with anxiety, depression and parenting-related stress. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and teaches practical strategies to reduce worry and improve sleep and mood. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current relating, which can help with intimacy and communication problems.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Carey will work with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals and preferences. Sessions often begin with simple, achievable aims and adjust as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options help fit therapy around work, parenting and daily life while keeping the focus on real, usable skills and clearer communication.
Questions people ask about Carey
What concerns does Carey commonly help with?
Carey works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, plus trauma, grief and self-esteem issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends practical skill-building with relational work, using approaches like CBT, DBT and attachment-based methods to address feelings and behaviour.
What kind of experience does she bring?
She has 17 years of experience in NHS and social care settings and independent practice, including work in child and adolescent mental health services.
Where is Carey based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Carey offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How are fees and starting up handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
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