Carolyn Cole

I currently have availability.

I am a fully licensed, dedicated psychotherapist working with adults and young people. I completed my training at Westminster Pastoral Foundation; a rigorous, reputable training which gave me the skills to address difficult emotions and feelings, that can sit uncomfortably within us.

Deciding to embark on a course of therapy is not always an easy step. I am very conscious to work at your speed, to explore with you the tensions and anxieties you bring. It is a collaborative process and building our relationship is very important to me. The work can be difficult and challenging at times but within a confidential, trusting, empathetic environment, the aim is to explore the routes of the difficulties, which may now play a negative role in your present life. 

Childhood experiences, past and current relationships, life events and choices, can all affect our lives and shape reactions and feelings, in ways that we might not recognise nor wish for. Perhaps you have a need to discuss a particular issue or have suffered significant trauma or loss. Perhaps there are feelings of loneliness or low self-worth that you feel, hold you back. Together, through our relationship, we work to untangle some of these difficulties, whilst also working towards a more positive, fulfilling future.

I work in private practice either on-line or in-person in Orford, Suffolk. Each session is 50 minutes in length. The sessions allow the client to bring material from their lives they wish to explore. Having a therapist to purely listen and think about possible meanings, can shift one's perspective, allowing life enhancing change, as well as providing therapeutic value.  

In addition, I have seventeen years’ experience working with students, age 15yrs and above, who have been diagnosed with ADHD, ADD, dyslexia or autism and the challenges (and benefits) that can stem from a diagnosis. 

More generally, I work with many young people who experience exam anxiety, difficulties with work organisation, procrastination, and general anxiety. I also have experience working with people who are perfectionists, suffer from self-harm, OCD or eating disorders. If you are looking for support for your child, I would be very interested to hear from you.

Initially we will have a 15 minute phone conversation (at no charge) for us to determine whether to start therapy.