Hilary Cartmel-Batty
Helping people find practical change
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About Hilary
Hilary Cartmel-Batty is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and parenting pressures. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, grief, addictions and questions about identity and intimacy. Her tone is calm and practical, aimed at people taking a first step toward feeling better.
Hilary aims to make sessions a straightforward space to talk without judgment. She invites people to say what matters most and to set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Meetings are shaped by what each person needs rather than a fixed formula. Her approach draws on attachment ideas, client-centred listening and solution-focused techniques. That means she pays attention to relationships and patterns, listens closely, and helps people identify steps that work now.
Trauma-focused methods are used when past experiences are getting in the way of everyday life. Hilary has five years of practice experience and holds BACP registration, which she lists in her professional details. She balances work across different settings and offers either fixed or flexible weekly sessions when possible.
The diary shown on external services may not fully reflect her independent practice commitments. To begin, a person completes the service sign-up and a short matching questionnaire. Sessions are then scheduled according to Hilary's availability and the person's needs.
She encourages a collaborative pace, starting with practical changes and building from there.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 379149
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Hilary's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Hilary works with
Everything Hilary lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Hilary 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 Hilary works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Hilary will talk with the person about their needs, goals and preferences and choose methods that feel right. That process is collaborative - she listens and adjusts as the work develops.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy schedules and reducing travel time, which can make it easier to keep regular appointments. If you want to know which session formats are available with Hilary, please confirm the current options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can be used for focused problem solving, ongoing emotional support, or short term coaching-style work to help with specific goals.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and parenting issues, addictions, grief, identity and intimacy matters, and related concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is open and non-judgemental, focusing on listening, understanding relationship patterns and helping clients make small, practical changes.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and relational issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is listed with BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK access her services?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and priced?
Cost varies with location and the therapist's arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
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