My Approach

I am a BACP registered and UKCP accredited Psychotherapist. I see clients in Manchester (Didsbury, Chorlton or Urmston).
You can find more information on my website, including my current availability: www.carinabadgerwellbeing.com

I see most clients weekly at the same day and time each week. I have some availability on Mondays (Chorlton), Tuesdays and Thursdays (Didsbury). I also have some outdoor therapy sessions in Urmston on Wednesday mornings.

I appreciate taking the first step and making contact with a counsellor or therapist can be daunting. It’s natural to feel uncomfortable or hesitant as it is a big commitment.

I offer the first assessment session at half price, which is an opportunity for you to get a feel for how I work, and for us both to see if we would be a good fit to work together.

About Me

I help people move away from old patterns of relating to yourself and others. My core trainings are person-centred and transactional analysis from an integrative frame. I have an ecologically-minded practice which means that I consider place, planet and the non-human in my work. If this is important to you, I welcome discussion around this in my therapy work.

Some of the sorts of areas I work with include:
Repeated patterns of thinking or behaving where you feel stuck
Overwhelm and anxiety including social anxiety, and stress
Processing earlier experiences
Life changes and transitions such as children leaving home, menopause, coming out, relationship break-up, bereavement, changing career or city, redundancy, retirement or something else
Low self-esteem and self-confidence including a sense of being an imposter
Relationship challenges such as difficulties with partners, friends or families, affairs and betrayals, separation and divorce
Work issues including people facing disciplinary or redundancy
Attachment difficulties
Bereavement, grief and loss
End-of-life including caring for another with an illness
Exploring meaning and purpose in life
You can expect a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space. My approach is warm and compassionate. Deep listening is important to me and I believe psychotherapy work goes beyond empathic listening - I do ask questions, challenge and support you in a journey of greater self-understanding.

🏳️‍🌈 I am an LGBTQ+ affirmative, sex and fat positive counsellor. I have specific training in gender, sexuality and relationship (GSRD) therapy.

I work with

• Companies
• Couples
• Groups
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

Types of Therapies Offered

• Transactional Analysis Psychotherapist