Carys Cole, BACP

Carys Cole is an integrative therapeutic counsellor with six years of professional experience supporting children, young people, families and adults across a range of settings. She has worked in schools, counselling organisations and clinical services, and currently practises within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services as well as maintaining a private practice. Her background includes work with diverse age groups, genders and cultural backgrounds, and she also has experience as a Christian counsellor and is comfortable discussing spiritual beliefs when that is important to a client.

Carys holds an MSC in Counselling Children and Young People, a master-level qualification focused on therapeutic work with younger clients, and a BSC degree in Psychology, a bachelor-level study of psychological theory and research. She has completed a BACP Certificate of Proficiency and ongoing CPD training in areas including cognitive behavioural approaches, mindfulness-based practice and attachment-informed work. This training supports her practical experience with presentations such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, addiction, bereavement and a wide range of family and developmental concerns.

Trained to work integratively, Carys draws on multiple therapeutic approaches to tailor sessions to each person rather than relying on a single model. She emphasises collaboration, regular review of progress and the quality of the therapeutic relationship, offering reflective feedback and practical strategies to help clients explore new perspectives, build confidence and find ways forward.