Caroline Buckley

A warm welcome, I’m Caroline and I’d like to help you if I can. 

Maybe you’re reading this page because life is feeling a bit too much right now. Anxiety and overwhelm is exhausting making everyday an uphill struggle. Perhaps your mind is racing and your body is feeling tense almost as if you’re waiting for something bad to happen. Often these feelings happen when something from the past meets with the present and you don’t quite know what to do with it.

You may have  been battling for a while now trying to distract from uncomfortable feelings but that doesn’t seem to be working anymore. Struggling with your mental health can often leave you feeling exhausted, isolated, frightened and alone, not fully understanding what’s going on.

Whatever it is you’re going through, whether you’re struggling with intrusive thoughts, uncomfortable feelings, behaviours, relationships or something going back to childhood, I want you to know I recognise the need and importance of having a safe and understanding place to talk through what’s going on for you. I am here to listen to you and help you work through and make sense of your inner world. I believe when given this space it can enable you to cope better, to feel calmer and to better manage everyday life, helping you to find hope again and a way forward.

I just want to share a little bit about me, I’m a wife and a mother to 3 adult children and my own struggles led me to counselling some time ago which sparked within me a desire to help others. I love working with people and have supported people from many different backgrounds. I have over a decade of experience supporting those struggling with different life issues and their mental health. I have supported people in a pastoral setting and through volunteering with charities, one of those working with survivors of childhood abuse. I have also run a helpline coming alongside those battling with suicidal thoughts, many being in crisis and from a background of trauma. I’m passionate about what I do and I’m here to offer you a warm safe space where you will be listened to and accepted. 

I understand that reaching out to a counsellor isn't easy and I would like to put your mind at ease and reassure you that you don't have to share any more than you feel you are able to, I am here to help support you and give you that reflective space where you can start to make sense of how you are feeling, it’s about meeting you where you’re at with no pressure from me. 

I don’t believe one size fits all and so I trained as an integrative counsellor to enable me to bring together different elements of therapies which will help you to work through your specific struggles some of these include psychodynamic therapy that looks into childhood, CBT to help you understand your thinking and behaviour or if you have experienced childhood trauma you may find it difficult to put into words how you feel, sometimes emotions can become blocked as a way of coping. Using creative resources, such as pictures and drawing, can be really helpful in helping you to connect with those blocked emotions. I also offer inner child and parts work. I like to offer a range of creative interventions and I have apps and tools to use specifically for online sessions.

I believe that counselling is a relationship between two people where we work together to achieve change, therefore it’s important to me that the counselling I offer you is helpful and effective, you will be placed at the centre of my service ensuring your mental and emotional wellbeing is priority in any of the work we do.

I am an online counsellor helping adults across Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and beyond, I have experience working with a variety of issues. 

I have a special interest and experience in working with childhood trauma,  and dissociation. I support that work with specialist supervision and I continue to pursue training and develop within this area. I have supported those with a history of childhood sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, and spiritual abuse.

Childhood trauma can show up as chronic anxiety or having a harsh inner critic, maybe childhood didn’t provide all the things you needed and you grew up feeling invisible, unsafe or walking on eggshells and your experiences are still affecting you today. Maybe questions run through your mind like, “Was it my fault?” “Why didn’t no-one protect me?” or maybe you play it down and tell yourself it wasn’t really that bad and others had it much worse or you find yourself angry for feeling the way you do.

Childhood trauma that is not resolved leaves invisible wounds that leak into adulthood. Negative symptoms can start to affect you but you may not connect them to the trauma from your past right away. 

”There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you” Maya Angelou

If you are thinking about beginning your counselling journey it’s normal to feel uncertain or nervous, I'm here to help you through the process and welcome you to get in touch to book a consultation, this will be a 30 minute session and will take place online by video call using Zoom, this will give you an opportunity to tell me more about the struggles you are facing today and what you would like to work through and towards,  ask any questions you may have and to explore if I’m the right counsellor for you.

You can book a consultation by sending me an email. I aim to respond to all emails within 24 hrs, please keep an eye on your spam in case my email ends up there.

Please note that if contacting me by telephone I am not always able to answer in which case please leave a message with your name, telephone number and how and when you wish to be contacted or alternatively you can text.

Thank you for taking the time to read through my profile.

You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." Martin Luther King Jr.

I am open to exploring faith, belief and spirituality.

I did my diploma in Christian Counselling and have experience working with those who want to integrate faith into their sessions. I understand faith and spirituality can play a meaningful role for some people, it’s how they make sense of life and find purpose. I have come alongside and worked with those who have experienced spiritual abuse and been hurt by the church and I have also supported those in leadership who have been navigating difficult times.

A Counselling Session is £60 for a 60 minute session.

A Consultation is a free 30 minute session and is held online using Zoom.

Low cost options are available for those struggling financially. This can be discussed if needed, please ask.

There is no obligation to commit to a fixed number of sessions.

Sessions can vary on days and times, I offer a flexible approach to booking sessions and can often work around busy schedules, I understand shifts and commitments.

Please note I do not offer telephone counselling. 

Recent CPD:

Spiritual Abuse. (ACC)

Working with dissociative disorders. (Carolyn Spring)

Dealing with Distress:Working with Suicide and Self-Harm. (Carolyn Spring)

Child Sexual Abuse:Hope for Healing. (Carolyn Spring)

Working creatively with chaotic eating. (Creative Counsellors)

Understanding OCD, tools and techniques. (Creative Counsellors)

The Subtle Power of Toxic Relationships. (Deep Release)

Porn Addiction. (ACC)

Me, Myself & I - Relationships & the Inner Child course. (Samantha Lee)

When Fathers wound. (Deep Release)

Finding my emotions.

Burnout from an Autistic and ADHD perspective.

Working creatively with anger.

Supporting survivors of sexual violence. (Creative Counsellors)

Axis Sexual Violence Training

Foundation of Infant Loss training on miscarriage, baby/infant loss, rainbow baby’s and infertility..

The Compassion Focused Therapy Approach: Supporting clients when exploring their relationship with food & their body.

Nurturing Your Inner Child - Mixed media journaling.

Understanding organised ritual abuse - (Elly Hanson)

OCD- How to work with it effectively.

RESTORE- The Burnout Recovery Path.