Carole Ward, NCPS
Carole Ward is a psychotherapist registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and brings 17 years of experience to her practice.
About Carole
Carole Ward is a psychotherapist registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and brings 17 years of experience to her practice. She offers online and phone sessions as well as live chat and messaging, working with clients across the United Kingdom and internationally. Her approach centres on building a trusting relationship and helping people draw on their own strengths.
She sees each person as the expert in their own story and focuses on practical ways to make change feel possible.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and aimed at real-life improvements rather than jargon or labels. Carole has worked in many settings including mental health wards, refuges, prisons, hospices, learning disability services and charities. That variety has shaped a flexible style that fits different needs.
She has supported people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and bereavement, and coping with serious illness such as cancer. She also helps with issues like self-esteem, motivation, addiction, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD and anger. Relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, parenting strains, career changes and body image are other areas she addresses.
Additional focuses include attachment issues, autism and neurodiversity, blended family concerns and communication problems. Carole draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centred methods, EMDR, mindfulness and motivational interviewing. Her aim is to help people make changes that last by working together to find the best way forward.
To begin, people start by using the site matching process then schedule a session that suits them.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS20-00337 | February 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Carole works with
Everything Carole lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Carole lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also uses Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) to address traumatic memories and the distress they cause. EMDR involves guided processing of upsetting memories in ways that can reduce their emotional charge, helping people who have experienced abuse, accidents or other traumatic events. Mindfulness techniques are woven in to help with stress and grounding between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and Carole works with each person to choose methods that fit their needs and goals. That choice is collaborative and may change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering practical flexibility. Video is useful for a full session with visual cues, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, and messaging can suit short check-ins or when typing feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and travel, while keeping the focus on useful, achievable steps.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does this counsellor help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma as well as grief, addiction, self-esteem and bipolar-related issues.
What is the therapist's style and approach?
Her work is collaborative and practical, using attachment-based, client-centred and mindfulness approaches alongside EMDR and motivational interviewing when helpful.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has 17 years of practice in diverse settings such as mental health wards, refuges, prisons, hospices and charities, providing a broad base of experience.
Where is the therapist based and how is she registered?
She practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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