Carey Buchanan

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Parenting support

About Carey

Carey Buchanan works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, plus issues around intimacy and parenting. She uses a mix of approaches and aims to help people understand feelings and behaviour so they can make practical changes. Carey is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 17 years' experience.

Carey draws on several methods to suit different problems. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice thoughts and try new actions. Attachment-based ideas are used for difficulties linked to close relationships and abandonment concerns. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques are included when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

She also works in a person-centred way, keeping the client's perspective central while adapting methods to the issue at hand. Caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and codependency are among the specific concerns she supports people with. Practical skills such as communication and coping strategies are part of sessions when useful.

Carey has experience across NHS child and adolescent mental health services and social care, and she has delivered private practice therapy. That background informs her work with family of origin issues, parenting challenges and relationship problems.

Sessions are structured to balance talking and practical work. Carey encourages clear goals and regular review so people can judge progress. To begin, clients use the site's matching process and schedule a first session.

How Carey uses therapy approaches in online sessions

Carey commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her practice. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and values-based action rather than trying to remove difficult thoughts; it can help with stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. CBT works on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing them with practical experiments, which is useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Attachment-Based Therapy also informs her work when relationship patterns and abandonment issues are central. This approach looks at how early relationship experiences shape current connections and how people can develop different ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Carey discusses what is helpful and chooses methods together with each person, based on their goals and preferences. She adapts techniques as needs change rather than sticking to one model.

Please confirm the specific session formats available before booking, as the profile does not list formats here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins around work or caring responsibilities. Ask about format options when you use the site matching and booking steps.

Topics Carey lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-love
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Jungian Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Carey

Does she work with anxiety and stress?

Yes. Carey helps people manage anxiety and stress using tools from CBT and DBT alongside acceptance-based methods.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Carey offers a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-Based and Client-Centred methods.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years' experience working in clinical settings, social care and private practice.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. Carey is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

No. She does not take clients outside the United Kingdom at this time.

How are sessions booked and what formats are used?

Please confirm current session options before booking via the site; the profile advises users to check available formats when they schedule.

How much do sessions cost and how does payment work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.