Carey Buchanan , BACP

Carey Buchanan is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has 17 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression and relationship worries. Carey offers straightforward, calm support for issues linked to parenting, grief, trauma and intimacy concerns.

She uses practical therapy methods and listens closely to what each person needs. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, learning new ways to cope and making choices that better fit a client's values. Carey adapts her approach to match the problem rather than applying one fixed method.

Her work covers a wide range of family and relationship difficulties, such as communication problems, separation and family of origin issues. She also helps people struggling with body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress and feelings of emptiness or abandonment. Sleep problems, low self-esteem and career-related stress are part of her core focus too.

Carey draws on several recognised approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy and client-centred methods. In practice this means combining thinking-focused strategies, attention to emotions and building clearer personal goals.

Sessions are offered in English and are run from the United Kingdom. Online and phone options are available alongside live chat and text-based messaging. Carey aims to create a respectful space where people can talk through difficult moments and work toward steady, realistic change.

How Carey uses therapeutic approaches online

Carey often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what really matters to them and take small, values-based steps. ACT is useful when someone feels stuck or overwhelmed by anxious or depressive thoughts.

Attachment-Based Therapy is another important strand of her work. This approach looks at early relationship patterns and how they show up now in trust, intimacy and communication. It helps people understand repeated relationship difficulties and try different ways of connecting.

Finding the right approach is treated as a joint effort. Carey discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts the methods she uses over time. That collaborative process helps pick techniques that actually fit the person's life and priorities.

Online therapy offers flexibility for those with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls let conversations feel close to in-person work, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in, and live chat or text sessions suit people who prefer writing or need brief daily support. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving and other commitments.