Carly Stafford , BACP

Carly Stafford is a counsellor who draws on person-centred ways of working to help people feel heard and understood. She combines that approach with cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness techniques to tackle everyday problems. Carly has four years of clinical experience and works from the United Kingdom.

People come to her for things like stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those dealing with grief, relationship and family difficulties, and problems with intimacy or low self-esteem. Addiction, anger and trauma-related concerns are other areas she addresses.

Carly uses straightforward, practical conversations to untangle what matters most to each person. That might mean noticing patterns of thinking, practising simple mindfulness exercises, or making small behaviour changes to reduce stress. Sessions aim to be clear and focused so people can try new ways of coping between meetings.

She also works with issues such as attachment and abandonment worries, commitment and communication problems, and feelings of isolation or social anxiety. Young adult issues, workplace stress and aspects of sexuality are part of her practice too.

Her professional registration is BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Carly accepts people from outside the UK and works in English. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and sessions are scheduled according to availability.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Carly uses person-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness in her practice. Person-centred therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience and creating a supportive space to talk. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and to clarify what matters to them.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It often involves noticing unhelpful patterns and trying small experiments to change them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and workplace stress. Mindfulness therapy uses brief attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and build calm in day-to-day life.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Carly will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that suit each person. That collaborative process helps shape session focus and homework between meetings.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session options the therapist currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. It can also let people practise skills in the settings where they live and work, making therapy feel more practical and immediate.