Counsellor profile
Carla Baker, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 14 years of experience
Integrative counsellor focusing on relationships and trauma
Continue with CarlaAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (391896)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 14 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Carla supplied to BetterHelp.
- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment work
- CBT and DBT techniques
About Carla
BACP member with 14 years' experience, Carla Baker offers integrative psychotherapeutic counselling and holds a postgraduate qualification in attachment, trauma and mental health across the lifespan. She works from the United Kingdom and provides sessions in English. Her areas of focus include stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and grief among other concerns.
Carla uses a mix of approaches to suit the person in front of her. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She also uses client-centred methods that prioritise the person's own perspective. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques and hypnotherapy are part of her practice when these fit the work.
Sessions involve talking through current problems and learning practical ways to manage symptoms such as worry, sleep disruption or anger. For relationship and intimacy issues she helps people notice interaction patterns and try different ways of communicating. When trauma is involved she works at a pace set by the client and pays attention to attachment themes.
Carla also lists additional focus areas such as adoption and foster care, ageing concerns, autism and attachment issues. She offers support for people facing chronic illness, caregiving stress, body image and codependency struggles as well as career and life-change decisions.
Her stated style is respectful and sensitive, with treatment plans adjusted to the person’s needs. To begin, clients follow an online matching process and then schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
Approaches used in online counselling and what they do
Carla commonly uses attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural therapy in her practice. Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns that began in early relationships and how they shape current ways of relating and coping. It can be useful for relationship difficulties, intimacy problems and persistent fear of abandonment.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It involves practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage low mood and improve sleep or daily functioning. These approaches aim to give concrete skills alongside talking about experiences.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and then agree together which methods to use. This collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as progress is made.
Confirm the session formats available before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around family, work or other commitments, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often offer online options to help people sustain regular appointments and continue work between sessions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief, intimacy and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her practice is integrative, using attachment-based, client-centred, CBT, DBT and hypnotherapy approaches as appropriate to the client's needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy.
Is she accredited and where is she based?
She is a BACP member and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
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 See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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