Caroline Brown, Reg. MBACP, Counselling individuals and Couples

About me

    Hello, thank you for visiting my profile page.  I am a qualified counsellor with seven years' experience in private counselling and registered with B.A.C.P.  I offer one-to-one support to people and with couples who want to improve their relationship.

   At times of personal difficulty, people need to feel understood by someone who won't judge them or try to make their decisions for them. When you feel that there is no one to speak to who will completely understand how you feel that can cause feelings of loneliness and depression.

      I take a genuine interest in my clients as individuals which allows me to give back to them a meaningful support, relevant to them.  As a person-centred counsellor, I believe that understanding my client's world as far as possible is the first step in supporting him. Along with that, we explore what might be helpful to support him (or her) through the issues he is facing.  In times of low-mood, anxiety or confusion it is often difficult to see a clear path ahead and that is where counselling helps. People have personal resilience and resources which they may have forgotten - or be unaware of - which can be rediscovered.

The world is busy. Allowing yourself the time and space to talk about your life will help you on a journey toward a more peaceful connection with the world and other people.

I offer one to one support with wide-ranging issues, including:

* Anxiety,

* Low mood,

* Anger management,

* PTSD,

* Hoarding disorder,

* Restlessness and uncertainty,

* Family relationships,

* Obsessions and compulsive behaviour,

* Over-eating,

* Self-Esteem,

* Grief and loss.

Couples Counselling:

It is rare to find a relationship that has never had problems.  Relationship difficulties -whether 'rough patches' or on-going - are normal and can be handled with honesty and compassion.  Even something devastating, like an affair, does not have to mean the end for you and your partner if you still want a life together.

Having relationship counselling does not mean your relationship is in trouble. It might just signal that some kind of change is needed, possibly a change in your and your partner's understanding of each other's reactions.  When we keep coming up against the same problem it is not 'the end' but a sign that a shift is needed.  Whether yours is a new relationship or a long-term one, by looking at repeated patterns, unhelpful habits and difficult issues I can support you and your partner in finding ways to understand each other and communicate more openly.

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"Caroline helped me through a difficult, stressful few months after moving to Lincoln. She was very understanding and easy to talk to. I would highly recommend her to anyone who needs help with stress and depression or any other emotional problems."  - Chris, Lincoln.

"Having counselling helped me understand my partner better and why we kept having the same kind of problems.  I am much happier in my relationship and would recommend couple counselling to anyone." - Sue, Lincoln.

www.crestcounselling.co.uk.

Caroline Brown, Reg. Member of British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists                                                  
email: crestcounselling@uwclub.net