Caroline Hobson
Person-centred counsellor offering empathetic support
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About Caroline
Caroline Hobson is a person-centred counsellor who focuses on building a warm, trusting relationship. She uses a gentle, empathic style to help people talk through stress, anxiety, depression and other difficult feelings. Caroline is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where people can say what feels hard to say. Sessions are often experiential, with attention paid to what is happening in the moment.
Background and approach
This approach encourages people to notice and name feelings and to make sense of them in their own words. Creativity can be part of the work when it suits the person. Caroline may suggest emotion cards, creative writing, drawing, painting or collaging to help with self-expression.
Any creative method is discussed first and will only go ahead with the client's agreement. Caroline has three years' experience and has worked with people facing trauma, addiction, low self-esteem, shame, attachment and relationship concerns. She describes herself as warm, empathic and understanding, and she aims to walk alongside people through difficult times without judgement.
Her practice values each person's own expertise about their life. Caroline works collaboratively to help people find their own way forward and to build greater self-understanding and resilience.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 388127
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Caroline's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Caroline works with
Everything Caroline lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Caroline lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Caroline works online
Caroline also uses experiential, creative techniques when helpful. Creative activities such as emotion cards, writing or drawing can help people express things that are hard to put into words. These methods are always discussed and agreed before they are used.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to decide which approach fits their needs, goals and preferences. This is a joint decision that may change as therapy progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the supplied biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life - for example, reducing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a work break, or offering alternatives when video is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor sessions to what fits each person's routine and practical needs.
Questions and answers
What issues can be addressed in sessions?
Caroline works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief and relationship issues. Other areas include self-esteem, body image, eating-related concerns and parenting-related stress.
What is the therapeutic style like?
Her practice follows a person-centred approach that emphasises empathetic listening and collaboration. Sessions are often experiential and focus on what the person is feeling and experiencing in the moment.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience working with people facing issues such as addiction, trauma, low self-worth and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Caroline is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and she practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work together with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients; sessions are offered to people within the United Kingdom.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
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