Carina Badger

You can find more information on my website, including my current availability: www.carinabadgerwellbeing.com

Please note that I will respond to all enquiries made through this site by email. Unfortunately, if you do not wish to be contacted by email, I will be unable to respond to you. I generally reply within 2 working days unless I am away, so please check your SPAM / JUNK folder.

My email is: carinabadgerwellbeing@gmail.com

I’m passionate about helping people understand themselves to find clarity and calm, develop healthier relationships (with self and others), and deal better with the challenges life throws at us.

Perhaps some of this sounds familiar...

• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
• You’ve been feeling anxious or stressed
• Maybe you feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges
• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
• You feel disconnected from yourself and others sometimes
• You’re not thriving

We can all have times when we struggle – counselling and therapy do not need to be a last resort. I can help you gain perspective and clarity so you can make informed, mindful choices about the life you want to live.

If what you’re currently doing isn’t working for you, we can find another way that does.

I'm curious, human, professional and compassionate. I offer a warm, down to earth and professional service.

What sort of issues do I help clients with?

• Repeated patterns of thinking or behaving where you feel stuck
• Anxiety including social anxiety, and stress
• Overwhelm
• Work issues
• Loneliness and feeling low
• Low self-esteem and low self-confidence
• Relationship challenges such as difficulties with partners, friends or families, affairs and betrayals, separation and divorce
• Attachment difficulties
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Life transitions such as children leaving home, menopause, coming out, a relationship breakdown, a bereavement, changing career or city, retirement or something else. These transition periods can bring up a range of emotions that can feel overwhelming and bewildering

I firmly believe that you write your own life story. But it can feel hard to face things alone or make sense of the challenges life can present. It gives me such joy working with people who want to dig in — to do the work to create positive, lasting changes in their lives.

I see clients in Urmston, Chorlton and Didsbury in Greater Manchester.

Group therapy: Therapy group in South Manchester (fortnightly, in-person). Please get in touch for details.

Relationship counselling, usually fortnightly

Individual therapy (long and short term), typically weekly and face-to-face

I am a fully qualified BACP therapist and counsellor also in Advanced Training in Psychotherapy towards UKCP accreditation.

Key qualifications

• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (accredited by BACP)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction)
• Certificate in Delivering Group Therapy
• Couples Institute in a Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating Attachment, Differentiation, and Neuroscience in Couples Therapy
• Certificate in Diversity within Contemporary Relationship Therapy: Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients; Other Loves: Polyamory, Polygamy and Arranged Marriages; Kink; Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity; Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships
• Certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology: Polyvagal Theory and Beyond
• Gender, sexuality and relationship diversity training
• Weight Stigma and Fatphobia in the Therapy Room
• Counselling and psychotherapy for grief and loss

I undergo regular training to support my practice. Workshops I have taken include managing anxiety including social anxiety, mindfulness and integrating the breath, trauma-informed practice, equity, diversity and inclusion, existential psychotherapy, menopause, imposter syndrome, neurodiversity.

Free initial chat

I appreciate taking the first step can be daunting. It’s natural to feel uncomfortable or hesitant. You may have additional questions and I am happy to have a chat with you and there is no charge for this.

Send me a message to arrange an initial chat (usually around 15 minutes). This is an opportunity for you to get a sense for how I work and I can answer any questions you may have. I hold the chat by phone or Zoom.

First session

During our first session we will get to know one another and develop a clearer sense what you want to get out of therapy. Although I will have a few questions for you, I leave plenty of time to talk through whatever has been on your mind.

You can find more information on my website, including my current availability: www.carinabadgerwellbeing.com

Please note that I will respond to all enquiries made through this site by email. Unfortunately, if you do not wish to be contacted by email, I will be unable to respond to you. I generally reply within 2 working days unless I am away, so please check your SPAM / JUNK folder.

My email is: carinabadgerwellbeing@gmail.com

I’m passionate about helping people understand themselves to find clarity and calm, develop healthier relationships (with self and others), and deal better with the challenges life throws at us.

Perhaps some of this sounds familiar...

• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
• You’ve been feeling anxious or stressed
• Maybe you feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges
• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
• You feel disconnected from yourself and others sometimes
• You’re not thriving

We can all have times when we struggle – counselling and therapy do not need to be a last resort. I can help you gain perspective and clarity so you can make informed, mindful choices about the life you want to live.

If what you’re currently doing isn’t working for you, we can find another way that does.

I'm curious, human, professional and compassionate. I offer a warm, down to earth and professional service.

What sort of issues do I help clients with?

• Repeated patterns of thinking or behaving where you feel stuck
• Anxiety including social anxiety, and stress
• Overwhelm
• Work issues
• Loneliness and feeling low
• Low self-esteem and low self-confidence
• Relationship challenges such as difficulties with partners, friends or families, affairs and betrayals, separation and divorce
• Attachment difficulties
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Life transitions such as children leaving home, menopause, coming out, a relationship breakdown, a bereavement, changing career or city, retirement or something else. These transition periods can bring up a range of emotions that can feel overwhelming and bewildering

I firmly believe that you write your own life story. But it can feel hard to face things alone or make sense of the challenges life can present. It gives me such joy working with people who want to dig in — to do the work to create positive, lasting changes in their lives.

I see clients in Urmston, Chorlton and Didsbury in Greater Manchester.

Group therapy: Therapy group in South Manchester (fortnightly, in-person). Please get in touch for details.

Relationship counselling, usually fortnightly

Individual therapy (long and short term), typically weekly and face-to-face

I am a fully qualified BACP therapist and counsellor also in Advanced Training in Psychotherapy towards UKCP accreditation.

Key qualifications

• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (accredited by BACP)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction)
• Certificate in Delivering Group Therapy
• Couples Institute in a Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating Attachment, Differentiation, and Neuroscience in Couples Therapy
• Certificate in Diversity within Contemporary Relationship Therapy: Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients; Other Loves: Polyamory, Polygamy and Arranged Marriages; Kink; Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity; Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships
• Certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology: Polyvagal Theory and Beyond
• Gender, sexuality and relationship diversity training
• Weight Stigma and Fatphobia in the Therapy Room
• Counselling and psychotherapy for grief and loss

I undergo regular training to support my practice. Workshops I have taken include managing anxiety including social anxiety, mindfulness and integrating the breath, trauma-informed practice, equity, diversity and inclusion, existential psychotherapy, menopause, imposter syndrome, neurodiversity.

Free initial chat

I appreciate taking the first step can be daunting. It’s natural to feel uncomfortable or hesitant. You may have additional questions and I am happy to have a chat with you and there is no charge for this.

Send me a message to arrange an initial chat (usually around 15 minutes). This is an opportunity for you to get a sense for how I work and I can answer any questions you may have. I hold the chat by phone or Zoom.

First session

During our first session we will get to know one another and develop a clearer sense what you want to get out of therapy. Although I will have a few questions for you, I leave plenty of time to talk through whatever has been on your mind.

You can find more information on my website, including my current availability: www.carinabadgerwellbeing.com

Please note that I will respond to all enquiries made through this site by email. Unfortunately, if you do not wish to be contacted by email, I will be unable to respond to you. I generally reply within 2 working days unless I am away, so please check your SPAM / JUNK folder.

My email is: carinabadgerwellbeing@gmail.com

I’m passionate about helping people understand themselves to find clarity and calm, develop healthier relationships (with self and others), and deal better with the challenges life throws at us.

Perhaps some of this sounds familiar...

• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this

• You’ve been feeling anxious or stressed
• Maybe you feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges
• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
• You feel disconnected from yourself and others sometimes
• You’re not thriving

We can all have times when we struggle – counselling and therapy do not need to be a last resort. I can help you gain perspective and clarity so you can make informed, mindful choices about the life you want to live.

If what you’re currently doing isn’t working for you, we can find another way that does.

I'm curious, human, professional and compassionate. I offer a warm, down to earth and professional service.

What sort of issues do I help clients with?

• Repeated patterns of thinking or behaving where you feel stuck
• Anxiety including social anxiety, and stress
• Overwhelm
• Work issues
• Loneliness and feeling low
• Low self-esteem and low self-confidence
• Relationship challenges such as difficulties with partners, friends or families, affairs and betrayals, separation and divorce
• Attachment difficulties
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Life transitions such as children leaving home, menopause, coming out, a relationship breakdown, a bereavement, changing career or city, retirement or something else. These transition periods can bring up a range of emotions that can feel overwhelming and bewildering

I firmly believe that you write your own life story. But it can feel hard to face things alone or make sense of the challenges life can present. It gives me such joy working with people who want to dig in — to do the work to create positive, lasting changes in their lives.

I see clients in Urmston, Chorlton and Didsbury in Greater Manchester.

Group therapy: Therapy group in South Manchester (fortnightly, in-person). Please get in touch for details.

Relationship counselling, usually fortnightly

Individual therapy (long and short term), typically weekly and face-to-face

I am a fully qualified BACP therapist and counsellor also in Advanced Training in Psychotherapy towards UKCP accreditation.

Key qualifications

• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (accredited by BACP)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction)
• Certificate in Delivering Group Therapy
• Couples Institute in a Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating Attachment, Differentiation, and Neuroscience in Couples Therapy
• Certificate in Diversity within Contemporary Relationship Therapy: Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients; Other Loves: Polyamory, Polygamy and Arranged Marriages; Kink; Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity; Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships
• Certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology: Polyvagal Theory and Beyond
• Gender, sexuality and relationship diversity training
• Weight Stigma and Fatphobia in the Therapy Room
• Counselling and psychotherapy for grief and loss

I undergo regular training to support my practice. Workshops I have taken include managing anxiety including social anxiety, mindfulness and integrating the breath, trauma-informed practice, equity, diversity and inclusion, existential psychotherapy, menopause, imposter syndrome, neurodiversity.

Free initial chat

I appreciate taking the first step can be daunting. It’s natural to feel uncomfortable or hesitant. You may have additional questions and I am happy to have a chat with you and there is no charge for this.

Send me a message to arrange an initial chat (usually around 15 minutes). This is an opportunity for you to get a sense for how I work and I can answer any questions you may have. I hold the chat by phone or Zoom.

First session

During our first session we will get to know one another and develop a clearer sense what you want to get out of therapy. Although I will have a few questions for you, I leave plenty of time to talk through whatever has been on your mind.

You can find more information on my website, including my current availability: www.carinabadgerwellbeing.com

Please note that I will respond to all enquiries made through this site by email. Unfortunately, if you do not wish to be contacted by email, I will be unable to respond to you. I generally reply within 2 working days unless I am away, so please check your SPAM / JUNK folder.

My email is: carinabadgerwellbeing@gmail.com

I’m passionate about helping people understand themselves to find clarity and calm, develop healthier relationships (with self and others), and deal better with the challenges life throws at us.

Perhaps some of this sounds familiar...

• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this

• You’ve been feeling anxious or stressed
• Maybe you feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges
• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
• You feel disconnected from yourself and others sometimes
• You’re not thriving

We can all have times when we struggle – counselling and therapy do not need to be a last resort. I can help you gain perspective and clarity so you can make informed, mindful choices about the life you want to live.

If what you’re currently doing isn’t working for you, we can find another way that does.

I'm curious, human, professional and compassionate. I offer a warm, down to earth and professional service.

What sort of issues do I help clients with?

• Repeated patterns of thinking or behaving where you feel stuck
• Anxiety including social anxiety, and stress
• Overwhelm
• Work issues
• Loneliness and feeling low
• Low self-esteem and low self-confidence
• Relationship challenges such as difficulties with partners, friends or families, affairs and betrayals, separation and divorce
• Attachment difficulties
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Life transitions such as children leaving home, menopause, coming out, a relationship breakdown, a bereavement, changing career or city, retirement or something else. These transition periods can bring up a range of emotions that can feel overwhelming and bewildering

I firmly believe that you write your own life story. But it can feel hard to face things alone or make sense of the challenges life can present. It gives me such joy working with people who want to dig in — to do the work to create positive, lasting changes in their lives.

I see clients in Urmston, Chorlton and Didsbury in Greater Manchester.

Group therapy: Therapy group in South Manchester (fortnightly, in-person). Please get in touch for details.

Relationship counselling, usually fortnightly

Individual therapy (long and short term), typically weekly and face-to-face

I am a fully qualified BACP therapist and counsellor also in Advanced Training in Psychotherapy towards UKCP accreditation.

Key qualifications

• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (accredited by BACP)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction)
• Certificate in Delivering Group Therapy
• Couples Institute in a Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating Attachment, Differentiation, and Neuroscience in Couples Therapy
• Certificate in Diversity within Contemporary Relationship Therapy: Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients; Other Loves: Polyamory, Polygamy and Arranged Marriages; Kink; Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity; Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships
• Certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology: Polyvagal Theory and Beyond
• Gender, sexuality and relationship diversity training
• Weight Stigma and Fatphobia in the Therapy Room
• Counselling and psychotherapy for grief and loss

I undergo regular training to support my practice. Workshops I have taken include managing anxiety including social anxiety, mindfulness and integrating the breath, trauma-informed practice, equity, diversity and inclusion, existential psychotherapy, menopause, imposter syndrome, neurodiversity.

Free initial chat

I appreciate taking the first step can be daunting. It’s natural to feel uncomfortable or hesitant. You may have additional questions and I am happy to have a chat with you and there is no charge for this.

Send me a message to arrange an initial chat (usually around 15 minutes). This is an opportunity for you to get a sense for how I work and I can answer any questions you may have. I hold the chat by phone or Zoom.

First session

During our first session we will get to know one another and develop a clearer sense what you want to get out of therapy. Although I will have a few questions for you, I leave plenty of time to talk through whatever has been on your mind.