About Carol
Carol Shields is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. She supports those facing relationship strains, family conflict and parenting pressures. Carol also works with clients dealing with addictions, grief, trauma and issues with self-esteem and confidence.
Carol takes a respectful, down-to-earth approach in sessions. She listens without judgement and focuses on what matters to each person. Together they set clear, achievable goals and work at a pace that suits the client.
Background and approach
Her practice draws on a mix of evidence-based methods to make therapy practical. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and move toward valued actions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new behaviours.
Client-Centred techniques create a warm space where clients can lead the conversation. Carol has ten years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration indicates adherence to recognised professional standards in the UK.
Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged for international clients. Carol believes change is possible with small, steady steps, and she aims to support people as they build skills to cope with life’s challenges.
Practical online approaches for coping and change
Carol commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being ruled by them, and then to take small steps toward the life they value. She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviours that can reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist and client discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and adjust methods as progress is made. This collaborative planning helps tailor sessions to the person’s needs rather than forcing a single method.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lifestyles. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion when that helps, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when movement is needed, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options give flexibility for work, travel or busy family routines while keeping therapy practical and accessible.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- 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
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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