Caroline Brown, Reg. MBACP, Counselling individuals and Couples

About me

Hello, I am a qualified counsellor with six years' experience in private practice, registered with BACP.  I offer individual and couple counselling in a homely, confidential environment.

You may be browsing this site wondering if counselling is right for you and how it can help with how you're feeling. We humans are a complex mix of needs and desires.  Some of which are basic and others more complex but still necessary for our happiness and well-being.  When we're not getting the things we need that make life OK we can feel empty inside, our mood worsens and we can end up angry, anxious or depressed.

You will probably find that talking in a relaxed setting can help you find your way, and reveal personal strengths and resources in your life which may be hard to see at the moment.  As a person-centred counsellor, I believe we have within ourselves the ability to create a life more in tune with what truly makes us happy.  My focus is on understanding how life feels to you and looking at your needs and values.

Allowing yourself the time to talk and to feel emotions you find difficult will help you progress on a journey toward a better sense of well-being.

I offer one to one support with a range of issues including:

* Anxiety,

* Depression and SAD (seasonal affective disorder),

* 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 small changes in understanding or behaviour.  Even something devastating does not have to mean the end for you and your partner if you still want to be together.

Having relationship counselling does not mean your relationship has failed but that you need it to be better in some way.  Perhaps there is something blocking it from being all it could be. 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 less fearfully.

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If you don't quite feel ready to make an appointment with a counsellor yet, there are many helpful articles on this site that can help you with what's happening for you at the moment.

"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.



www.crestcounselling.co.uk.

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