Caroline Marr, BACP

Caroline Marr is a counsellor who combines a psychodynamic core with practical, person-centred work. She has practised for six years and focuses on helping people notice patterns that keep them stuck. Caroline aims to help clients build awareness and find ways to feel more present in daily life.

She listens for the repeated thoughts and feelings that shape relationships and self-view. Caroline uses a client-centred, collaborative stance so people set the pace and focus. That means she will follow what matters most to the person in the room and adjust her responses to their needs.

Her approach draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past patterns affect today. She also offers solution-focused tools to help with immediate problems and practical changes. Together these methods aim to balance understanding with action.

Caroline supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also works with concerns around relationships, intimacy-related issues, parenting pressures and family difficulties. Other areas she addresses include self-esteem, sleep problems, anger, career stress and coping with life changes.

Additionally she pays attention to attachment and abandonment worries, codependency and communication problems. She has experience with issues connected to illness, caregiving and ageing. Caroline works in English and practises in the United Kingdom.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and following what matters most to the client. It helps people feel heard and supported while they work through present concerns such as relationship stress, low mood or parenting strain.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that started in the past and still affect daily life. It helps uncover repeated feelings and behaviours that show up in relationships and self-view, useful for issues like attachment worries, abandonment fears and long-standing anxiety.

Solution-Focused Therapy is practical and goal-oriented, concentrating on small changes that make a difference now. It can be helpful for managing sleep problems, anger, career stress and specific life changes where fast, concrete steps are wanted.

Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. The therapist will work alongside the client to decide which approach or blend fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. That means sessions can shift over time as priorities change.

The original profile does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can help people fit therapy into everyday life by reducing travel time and making it easier to schedule around work or caring responsibilities. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions that suit quieter or lower-bandwidth settings.