Caroline Laing, BACP
Supportive counsellor for parents and individuals
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- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Caroline
Caroline Laing is a counsellor who focuses on practical support for parents and individuals feeling overwhelmed. She listens carefully and helps people untangle stress, anxiety, grief and low mood so they can take clearer next steps. Caroline uses a gentle, person-centred way of working that aims to restore confidence and agency.
Caroline draws on three years of direct counselling experience alongside longer involvement in group work and supervision roles. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP.
Background and approach
Her background includes work with adults and programmes that support people through life changes and difficult emotions. In sessions she keeps language simple and goals tangible. Conversation is the main tool, with the counsellor following the client’s lead while offering practical techniques.
Sessions can include reflection, problem solving and steps to reduce immediate stress so clients can manage day-to-day demands more easily. Caroline also uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify what really matters to them and to build small, achievable changes. Solution-focused methods are used to identify strengths and next steps rather than dwelling only on problems.
These approaches pair well with a person-centred stance that values the client’s experience. She offers online options including video, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs. Sessions are arranged through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
What Caroline works with
Everything Caroline lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Caroline helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Caroline lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Caroline’s approaches work online
Caroline uses person-centred counselling to focus on what matters to the client, listening closely and reflecting back thoughts and feelings so people feel understood and heard. This approach helps when someone needs to make sense of emotions and regain confidence.She also uses motivational interviewing to help clients identify internal motivations and decide on small, realistic changes. That method can be useful when someone feels stuck and wants to move towards clearer goals. Solution-focused therapy is used to spot strengths and build practical steps, concentrating on solutions and next actions rather than on lengthy problem exploration.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a joint process. The counsellor will consider the client’s needs, goals and preferred ways of working and suggest adjustments over time. This collaborative stance helps ensure sessions stay relevant and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different days and routines. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone calls suit people with lower bandwidth, live chat or messaging can be shorter check-ins and text allows reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Caroline
What kinds of problems can I bring to therapy?
Caroline works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, parenting pressures, grief, relationship and family problems, trauma and burnout.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The work is person-centred, focusing on what matters to the client while using motivational interviewing to clarify goals and solution-focused techniques to build practical steps forward.
What experience does the counsellor have?
She has three years of counselling experience and many years running and supervising group change programmes and related services.
What qualifications and where is the counsellor based?
She is a registered member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for online sessions?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and the therapist’s availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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