Carey-Sue Ham
Supportive counsellor focusing on strengths
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About Carey-Sue
Carey-Sue Ham is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She approaches each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. She frames the first step towards change as an act of courage and offers steady support through that process.
Her work focuses on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. She also helps people affected by trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues and relationship strain.
Background and approach
Practical struggles like sleep problems, parenting stress, career worries and managing life transitions are also part of her caseload. Carey-Sue uses a range of talk-based approaches to match individual needs. Client-Centred Therapy keeps conversations rooted in the client's priorities.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and shift patterns in how they relate to others. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing add practical tools for coping and change. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
That membership is included here as the credential Carey-Sue lists. Her practice reflects nearly a decade of working with these issues in the UK. Sessions aim to be straightforward and collaborative.
Carey-Sue listens, asks focused questions and helps people try small changes between meetings. The tone is respectful and paced to each person's comfort and goals.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 9
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 388285
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Carey-Sue's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Carey-Sue works with
Everything Carey-Sue lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carey-Sue lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Carey-Sue works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try methods that feel most useful. This is a collaborative process where techniques can be adjusted as progress is made.
If you prefer online sessions, check the available formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time and let people join from quieter surroundings. Some formats are easier for short check-ins, while others suit deeper conversations that take more time. Registered or accredited professionals can discuss what will work best for your situation when you book.
Questions and answers
What types of problems does Carey-Sue address?
Carey-Sue supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions. She also works with trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, grief and issues around intimacy and sleep.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She listens, highlights strengths and helps people try small, practical changes between sessions.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of professional experience working with the issues listed in her profile.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
Carey-Sue lists BACP as her credential and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Carey-Sue?
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