Carrie Pollard

Hello and welcome, I’m Carrie. Does the new year feel like the  right time for you to start your therapy?  Does life feels heavy? Or relationships feel difficult? Perhaps you are finding you are experiencing anxiety in day to day life. Or experiences from the past feel so painful. 

Whatever has prompted you to make your way here now, rest assured I provide a non judgemental, confidential and safe space to explore emotions, relationships and life experiences.  We can think about your past and present, creating a feeling of safety and processing the pain.  There is no agenda or way that the sessions “should look,” it is a space for us to reflect and explore whatever you want to discuss. Therapy is a collaborative process and we will work at a pace that suits you. Not pushing you out of your comfort zone but slowly making your comfort zone bigger.  I won't provide the answers but I will walk with you, shining the torch on the path ahead as we embark on the journey to discover them together. 

 I am a registered psychodynamic psychotherapist offering in-person sessions  at my confidential consulting room in St Albans or Hitchin. Online sessions are also available via zoom. My experience is predominantly working with trauma specifically domestic abuse, sexual violence and adults who have experienced childhood abuse. I aim to create a space of safety in the therapy for us to think about your experiences and feelings. 

I also have extensive experience of working with sex workers/adult industry workers and understand that you may feel misunderstood and isolated which is compounded by societies stigma. I am kink aware and sex positive. 

Please email me in the first instance and we can arrange a free 15 minute zoom consultation where I can answer any questions you may have and we can see if we are a good fit. 

I offer a concessionary rate for those on low incomes. Please enquire when emailing me.