Carole Barbier, BACP, NCPS

Carole Barbier is a UK-registered counsellor with 10 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, eating concerns, mood conditions and life transitions. She combines a practical, strengths-based outlook with evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients identify their resources and work through the challenges that brought them to therapy.

Carole believes that each person is the expert in their own story and that recognising existing strengths is a vital part of change. Her approach emphasises collaboration - she works with clients to set goals, build coping skills and address patterns that affect day-to-day life, relationships and parenting. Carole’s experience also extends to areas such as adoption and foster care, attachment and blended family issues, perinatal challenges, workplace stress, and difficulties commonly experienced by young adults.

She holds professional credentials with BACP and NCPS, indicating membership of recognised counselling bodies and adherence to professional practice standards. Carole accepts clients across the United Kingdom and internationally, and offers flexible ways to work together online or by phone. For more information, her website is www.carolebarbiercounselling.co.uk. Taking the first step can take courage and Carole is supportive of people who are ready to begin this process.

Evidence-Based Approaches Delivered Online

Carole uses a strengths-focused approach that helps clients identify existing resources and personal capabilities to meet current challenges. This style supports work on self-esteem, coping with life changes, and building resilience by recognising and expanding what already works for the individual.

She also applies skills-based interventions aimed at managing stress, anxiety and mood difficulties. These practical techniques teach strategies for emotional regulation, problem solving and day-to-day coping, which can be useful for issues such as panic, low mood, anger and ADHD-related challenges.

In addition, Carole offers relational and family-focused work that examines patterns in relationships and supports healthier communication and boundary-setting for couples and families facing conflict or life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Carole collaborates with each client to explore what feels most helpful, tailoring methods to the person’s goals, preferences and circumstances so the work is relevant and manageable.

Online therapy with Carole is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people with busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic constraints. These options make it easier to attend sessions consistently and to integrate therapeutic work into everyday life.