Counsellor profile
Caroline Hobson, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and trauma
See online counselling options- Person centred approach
- Creative expression options
- Relationship and attachment
About Caroline
Counsellor and British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy member (BACP) with three years' practice. Caroline Hobson works with stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship and trauma-related issues, alongside depression, grief and parenting concerns. She lists a wider range of focuses including attachment, body image, eating issues and recovery from domestic violence.
Caroline uses a person-centred approach. She listens and responds to what each person brings. Sessions aim to help people talk through painful feelings, confusing thoughts and difficult choices. She says people are the experts on their own lives and counselling is a way to think things through with another person present.
Her background combines person-centred practice with creative methods when helpful. She may offer tools such as emotion cards, creative writing, drawing or collaging to help people express themselves. Any creative work is discussed first and used only with the client’s agreement.
Caroline reports experience supporting people affected by abuse, trauma and addiction. She also works with low self-esteem, shame, attachment struggles, relationship breakdown and eating-related concerns. The range reflects issues she has encountered in practice rather than diagnostic services.
She describes her work as collaborative. That means exploring what matters most to the client, noticing feelings in the moment and deciding together what to focus on. This practical emphasis aims to make sessions understandable and usable day to day.
Client-centred work and online counselling
Person‑centred counselling focuses on listening and reflecting back what a person says. It helps people feel heard and notice their own thoughts and feelings more clearly. This approach is often used for issues like anxiety, low self‑esteem, relationship difficulties and responses to trauma.Caroline may also incorporate creative methods to help expression, such as drawing, creative writing or emotion cards. These are used to open up discussion and make feelings easier to name. The therapist will always agree any creative work with the client before using it.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Caroline will work with the client to decide which approach fits their needs, goals and preferences. That discussion is collaborative and may change as the work progresses.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make sessions easier to fit around work, study and family life. It can also reduce travel time and allow shorter check‑ins when that suits a person’s routine. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists use different formats, so ask what is offered and how sessions are arranged before you schedule.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with most often?
Caroline lists stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and trauma and abuse among her main concerns. She also works with depression, grief, parenting and body image issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practices person-centred (client-centred) counselling which focuses on listening, reflection and working together to clarify what matters to the client.
How much clinical experience does she have?
The profile states three years of practice experience in counselling roles.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed as a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English only according to the profile.
Does she take international clients?
The profile states she is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.