- Trauma recovery
- Mindful approaches
- Practical steps
About Carey-Sue
Carey-Sue Ham is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people through stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression and sleep difficulties. Carey-Sue approaches each person as the expert on their own life and offers steady support for those ready to make a change.
She aims to make the first steps feel manageable. Sessions are calm and straightforward. Carey-Sue listens for strengths and practical ways to use them when things feel overwhelming. She works to create a space where people can talk things through without jargon.
Her background includes work with people recovering from abuse and addiction, and those coping with relationship and parenting strain. She also supports clients facing grief, career pressures, chronic health challenges and compassion fatigue. Sleeping and intimacy-related difficulties are part of her focus alongside ADHD and anger concerns.
Carey-Sue uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She draws on client-centred ways of listening, emotionally-focused methods to address relationships and mindfulness exercises to reduce stress. Motivational interviewing and psychodynamic ideas may also feature when helpful.
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions often identify small changes that can be tried between meetings. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes, with the person’s goals guiding the work.
Carey-Sue is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works in English. International clients may be accepted; confirm current arrangements before booking.
How Carey-Sue uses different approaches online
Carey-Sue draws on client-centred work and emotionally-focused ideas to guide conversations. Client-centred therapy means she follows the person’s pace, listens closely and helps them find their own solutions. Emotionally-focused work looks at how feelings shape relationships and helps people name and change patterns that cause hurt.She also uses mindfulness techniques to reduce stress and calm the mind. Mindfulness exercises are practical and can help with worry, sleep difficulties and tension in the body. Together these approaches give a mix of listening, emotion work and simple tools to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work with the client to choose methods that match their goals, needs and preferences. This is a collaborative decision and can change over time as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm available session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce travel time. It can also be useful for people in different time zones when international arrangements are agreed.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Carey-Sue commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction. Sleeping problems, relationship and parenting strain, grief and career-related stress are also within her focus.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Carey-Sue works in a practical, collaborative way and treats each person as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on listening, identifying strengths and trying manageable changes between meetings.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional work experience supporting people through issues such as childhood abuse recovery, addiction and anxiety.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients; confirm any time-zone or scheduling details before booking.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not spell out session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.