Carole Ward , NCPS

Carole Ward is a psychotherapist with 17 years of experience. She holds NCPS credentialing from the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and offers therapy to people across the United Kingdom and internationally. She provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat and text messaging as well as in-person work where appropriate.

Carole describes her work as a vocation and aims to help people make lasting changes. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression and trauma, and she also supports people facing grief, chronic illness and relationship struggles. She works with issues around self-esteem, intimacy, addictions and the challenges of parenting and career transitions.

Her background includes work in secure mental health wards, refuges, prisons, hospices, learning disability services and charities. That variety gave practical experience in suicide prevention, mental health support and coaching across different settings. Those roles shape how she listens and responds in sessions today.

Carole uses approaches that centre the person’s experience and attachment history, and she includes techniques such as mindfulness, motivational interviewing and EMDR where they fit. Sessions aim to help people recognise strengths, build coping strategies and change patterns that cause distress.

People who come to her can expect a collaborative style. She helps clients set goals, try practical steps between sessions and review what is working. The emphasis is on steady, sustainable progress and on helping each person use their existing resources.

How Carole brings attachment and EMDR work online

Carole uses approaches such as Attachment-Based Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) in straightforward ways. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current feelings, helping people change repeated reactions. EMDR is a method that helps people process traumatic memories by using guided bilateral stimulation alongside focused recall, which can reduce the intensity of painful memories.

She also draws on client-centred and mindfulness approaches to keep sessions grounded in what matters to each person. Finding the right mix is a collaborative process - the therapist will discuss goals, try approaches, and adjust based on what suits the individual's needs and preferences.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to give practical options. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat formats suit brief check-ins or those who prefer not to use video. These choices help therapy fit into busy lives and different routines while keeping the focus on progress and usable skills.