Carey Buchanan, BACP

Carey Buchanan is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She works in the United Kingdom and brings 17 years of experience to sessions. Carey aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through difficult feelings and relationship problems.

She uses a straightforward, person-focused style. Carey draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to help with everyday struggles. She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and client-centred ideas when these fit a person's needs.

Carey has supported people with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. Relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, jealousy and communication problems are within her scope. She also helps with parenting strain, caregiver stress, body image, chronic illness, addiction-related patterns such as codependency, and coping with life changes including separation and divorce.

Her background includes working in NHS child and adolescent mental health services and in UK social care, as well as independent practice. This has given experience with a wide range of life situations and practical pressures. Carey keeps her professional knowledge up to date and adapts methods to what suits each person.

People can expect a collaborative, respectful approach that focuses on understanding thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Sessions aim to be practical and grounded, with time to reflect and set realistic steps forward.

How Carey’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and building small, committed steps towards those values. It helps people live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings rather than being driven by them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns in close relationships and can help with trust, jealousy and intimacy-related issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carey will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. She adapts methods over time so therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy week, reducing travel time and keeping continuity when life is unpredictable. Because session formats are not specified here, please confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to keep momentum between appointments and to make regular check-ins more achievable alongside work, family or medical commitments.