Carole Ann Hart, BACP

Carole Ann Hart offers compassionate, practical counselling from a strengths-based perspective, guiding people through life changes, loss, relationship difficulties and emotional distress. She holds BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and brings seven years of professional experience working with adults, young adults and children. Carole draws on specialist training with children and young people to inform her work with adults, particularly around attachment, family dynamics and early life influences.

Her practice emphasises collaboration and clarity: she works with clients to set mutually agreed goals and tailors plans to each person’s circumstances, whether addressing anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, or challenges such as addictions, intimacy issues and caregiving stress. She is meno aware and trained in menopause-related issues, and describes herself as polyamory aware and conscious uncoupling aware, which informs her sensitive approach to relationship and intimacy matters.

Carole explains that therapy can sometimes feel difficult before it feels better and encourages clients to build self-care into the process. She offers both short-term and longer-term work, single-session interventions, and a range of delivery options so people can find a format that fits their life. Her style is respectful, sensitive and goal directed, focused on helping people move toward greater purpose and wellbeing.

Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Carole uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, non-judgemental space where the client’s priorities guide the work. This approach helps people explore their feelings, build self-understanding, and make choices that align with their values. She also integrates mindfulness therapy, teaching practical skills to help manage stress, reduce reactivity, and develop present-moment awareness useful for anxiety, grief and mood difficulties. Finally, Solution-Focused Therapy features in her practice as a goal-oriented method that helps clients identify strengths and small, achievable steps to create change, which can be especially helpful for coping with life transitions and practical problems.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Carole works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of methods fits their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. The aim is to find a way of working that feels manageable and effective for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for this work: video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging provide flexibility to fit therapy around busy lives and different locations. These options make it easier to access consistent support and to continue progress even when in-person appointments are not possible.