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Carryn Williams

Carryn Williams, BACP

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - Guilt and relationship concerns

  • Client-Centred Therapy
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • Hypnotherapy

About Carryn

Carryn Williams is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with adults who feel anxious, overwhelmed, low in confidence, or uneasy about how they respond to relationships and family life. She lists Guilt and shame among the concerns she addresses and also helps people facing stress, depression, addiction and parenting strain.

People do not need a diagnosis or a plan to begin. Carryn invites clients to bring what they have and to talk through thoughts and feelings together. She aims to help people untangle confusing emotions so they can better understand themselves and their choices.

She uses Client-Centred Therapy to focus on each person’s perspective and to listen without directing the story. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is part of her practice when feelings and attachments are central to what is happening. She also offers hypnotherapy as a different way to work with patterns such as sleep problems, anxiety or confidence issues.

Sessions are conversational and plain. Carryn helps people name the patterns that keep repeating and notices how past experiences can shape present-day reactions. She works with issues ranging from grief and trauma to intimacy-related concerns and body image, as well as practical challenges like coping with life changes.

Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Clients and therapist decide together what to focus on, and she supports people in trying small steps that can change how they respond to guilt, shame and everyday stress.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening to the person’s experience and following their pace. Online sessions using this approach aim to prioritise what matters most to the client and to develop understanding through steady, reflective conversation.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps when attachment and strong emotions are driving difficulties. In online sessions EFT can support people to name and shift patterns in relationships and to practice new ways of responding to intense feelings.

Hypnotherapy offers a different route to address patterns such as sleep problems, anxiety or low confidence by working with focused attention and suggestion. This can be tried alongside conversational approaches depending on what the client prefers.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. She will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then suggest ways of working together. That decision is collaborative, and can change as therapy progresses.

Confirm the exact session options before booking. When formats are unspecified, ask which ways of meeting are offered so you can choose what fits your life. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join without commuting.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyEmotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Hypnotherapy

Experience

6+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of issues does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues.

How does she approach guilt and shame?

She helps people talk through their thoughts and feelings and untangle patterns that keep guilt and shame active in daily life.

What is her professional background?

She has six years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and relational concerns.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she work with international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?

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

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

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