- Years in practice
- 10
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Carol
Carol Shields is a counsellor with ten years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, addiction concerns, bereavement, parenting challenges and other life changes. She works with clients on relationship and family tensions, mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar, and neurodiversity-related concerns including ADHD and autism.
Carol aims to offer calm, respectful support and practical ways to move forward. Her style is warm and down-to-earth. Sessions focus on what matters now and on small, manageable steps.
Background and approach
She listens first, then helps people try different ways to cope and make changes that fit their life. Conversations are straightforward and rooted in everyday problems rather than jargon. Carol draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioural techniques and acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice unhelpful patterns and choose actions that match their values.
Mindfulness is used to build awareness and reduce reactivity. Client-centred work keeps the person’s experience at the heart of the process. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP.
Carol practices from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English, including to international clients. Therapy can be accessed by video call, phone, live chat or messaging depending on the session needed. Practical matters such as cost vary by location and depend on the subscription model used.
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that suits you.
What Carol works with
Everything Carol lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Carol helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carol lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Carol's Approaches Work Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them, then choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and people facing big life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and testing small changes to improve mood and coping. It often helps with anxiety, low mood and problem-solving.Finding the right approach is a shared task. Carol will work collaboratively to understand your goals and try different techniques to see what fits. Over a few sessions she will adapt methods so they suit your needs and everyday routine rather than imposing a fixed plan.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you talk face-to-face when you want a fuller conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, quick reflections between sessions, or times when a written format feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and travel.
Questions people ask about Carol
What concerns does Carol commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, grief, addiction, mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar, ADHD and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Carol takes a warm, down-to-earth approach that focuses on practical steps. She listens closely and helps people try manageable changes that suit their everyday life.
What experience and background does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns and draws on several evidence-informed approaches.
Where is Carol based and what credentials does she hold?
Carol is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is available to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions run through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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