Counsellor profile
Caroline Lina Headland, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Parenting support
About Caroline
Counsellor and BACP member Caroline Lina Headland has six years of professional experience. She works with people on stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting difficulties, and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients from the United Kingdom.
Caroline uses person-centred or Client-Centred Therapy as a core approach. That means she listens without judgement and helps people make sense of their own experience. She also incorporates Somatic Therapy techniques to help with bodily responses linked to stress, trauma and anxiety.
People come to her for many issues including grief, addictions, intimacy problems, eating or sleeping difficulties, anger and self-esteem. She also works with attachment issues, guilt and shame, self-love, social anxiety and women’s issues. Caroline aims to be direct and practical in sessions while staying respectful and sensitive.
Sessions can include talking and creative methods when these suit the person. Caroline describes counselling as a chance to explore problems and build clearer ways forward. She supports parents facing the strain of raising children and those coping with life changes or managing ADHD-related challenges.
Her background combines six years of client work in the UK with a focus on person-centred practice and somatic awareness. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange a first session. Costs vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Client-Centred and Somatic approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience first. Online sessions follow that same idea - the counsellor listens, asks clarifying questions and helps the person make their own decisions. This approach can help with anxiety, depression, relationship stress and many everyday problems.Somatic Therapy pays attention to the body's signals and physical reactions linked to emotion. Online work can include gentle guidance to notice breathing, posture and bodily tension, and bring awareness to how the body responds to stress or trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss what feels most useful and adjust methods based on your needs, goals and preferences. That decision is made together rather than imposed by the therapist.
Please confirm the exact session formats before booking, because the profile does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins where needed. It also gives options for quieter or lower-bandwidth arrangements when that helps practical access.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, addictions, grief and many other life challenges.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her practice is person-centred, listening without judgement and following the client's lead. She also uses somatic methods to address bodily responses to stress and trauma.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the profile.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapy is provided via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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.