Carey-Sue Ham

• Trauma and abuse
• Addiction recovery
• Mindfulness techniques

About Carey-Sue

Carey-Sue Ham helps people with trauma and abuse, addiction, anxiety and depression, and related concerns. She works in a way that treats the client as the expert in their own story and builds on existing strengths. Carey-Sue is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has nine years of professional experience.

She draws on a mix of approaches to suit the person and the issue. Sessions often focus on understanding emotional patterns, noticing unhelpful thoughts and reactions, and developing practical steps to manage symptoms. Carey-Sue uses listening and gentle challenge to help people consider new ways of coping.

She offers support for a wide range of concerns including stress, addictions, relationship issues, grief, parenting strain, sleep problems and work-related difficulties. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment issues, chronic illness and caregiver stress, codependency, and recovery after narcissistic abuse. Carey-Sue lists ADHD and compassion fatigue among the topics she works with.

Her approach emphasises collaboration. People can expect time to tell their story, some reflective work about past patterns, and practical strategies to try between sessions. The style blends client-centred methods with emotion-focused and mindfulness-based techniques.

Carey-Sue works in English and accepts international clients. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before booking a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Carey-Sue uses therapeutic approaches in online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to the person in front of the counsellor. It helps people feel understood and make their own choices about change. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in close relationships and the emotions that drive them; it can help with attachment worries, grief and intimacy-related concerns. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce stress and improve sleep and mood.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. Carey-Sue will discuss goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed in later sessions.

The therapist accepts international clients and works in English. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy routine, avoid travel time and have shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow people to continue regular work on emotional patterns, practical coping strategies and mindfulness exercises between in-person appointments if that suits their circumstances.

Topics Carey-Sue lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fertility issues
• First responder issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Traumatic brain injury
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Carey-Sue

What issues does she help with?

She works with trauma and abuse, addiction, anxiety and depression, plus relationship and family concerns such as communication problems and divorce or separation.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She blends client-centred work with emotionally-focused therapy, mindfulness practices and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions also draw on motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques where helpful.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of concerns.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which session formats are offered.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I start working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.