Carol Saker

Carol Saker is a UK-licensed counsellor with three years of professional experience. She has supported people with neurodiversity, LGBTQ+ issues, anxiety, depression, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and grief and loss.

Carol aims to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be explored without fear of judgment. She recognises that beginning therapy can feel daunting and that taking the first step often requires courage.

After completing a degree in psychology, Carol trained as a counsellor because she was drawn to the practice of counselling rather than clinical psychology. She also volunteered as a counsellor at a school for young people aged 11 to 18, an experience that deepened her understanding of the challenges young people face.

Her core method is Person-Centred counselling, which emphasises helping individuals make choices informed by their own understanding of themselves. In this approach Carol listens attentively and provides space for clients to explore their feelings and make sense of what is happening for them, encouraging them to bring their whole selves to sessions.

In couples work she uses a combination of solution-based therapy, emotional focused therapy, transactional analysis, dialectical behaviour therapy and attachment theory. These approaches are applied to help couples develop a deeper awareness of themselves as individuals and as partners, with a clear focus on what they want to achieve together and how to get there.