Carole Scarlett, BACP

Carole Scarlett is a United Kingdom based counsellor with 22 years of experience supporting young people and adults through a wide range of emotional difficulties. She draws on a mix of person-centered work, motivational interviewing, solution-focused techniques and cognitive behavioural strategies to tailor short- or long-term therapy to each person’s situation. Her practice emphasises understanding and practical clarity so clients can move from feeling stuck to recognising and using their own inner resources.

She works with common but often overwhelming concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, PTSD, domestic violence, low mood, self-harm and self-esteem difficulties. Carole also supports people facing relationship challenges, life transitions, attachment difficulties, issues related to autism and Asperger syndrome, codependency, divorce and separation, eating and food-related problems, loneliness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.

Carole is a member of BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and brings an empathic, encouraging and consistently supportive style to her work. She aims to help clients gain awareness and confidence, nurture their capabilities and take practical steps toward wellbeing while adapting the approach to each person’s needs and goals.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Carole uses client-centered therapy to create a compassionate, non-directive space where clients explore their feelings and values and build self-understanding. This approach can be helpful for people working on self-esteem, life direction and relational concerns.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and to develop practical skills for managing anxiety, low mood and stress. CBT is often used to build coping strategies and change routines that maintain distress.

Motivational interviewing is another key part of her work, offering a collaborative way to strengthen motivation for change when someone feels ambivalent about taking next steps, whether that relates to relationships, recovery from difficult experiences, or lifestyle changes.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Carole will work with each client to assess needs, goals and preferences and will adapt methods as therapy progresses so the plan fits the person rather than the other way around.

Online sessions through video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, offering flexibility for scheduling, accessibility for those who find travel difficult, and consistent contact between appointments when needed. Licensed professionals and therapists can use these formats to deliver many of the same therapeutic techniques used in face-to-face work while adapting them to each client's circumstances.