Helping you live life to the full
Covering Central Derbyshire & the Peak District: Matlock, Bakewell and Crich
Supporting Adults and Young People
I offer Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy in Matlock, Bakewell, and Crich. Sessions are available face-to-face, outdoors in nature, online or by phone. My practice is built on compassion, experience and specialist training; I welcome anyone aged 14 and over seeking support with mental health or life’s challenges.
Caroline Absalom
MSc – Integrated Counselling & Psychotherapy (Distinction), MBACP
Therapeutic Approach
An Individualised Path Toward Greater Wellbeing
Every client’s experience is unique, so sessions are collaborative, confidential, and responsive to individual needs, aiming to develop personal insight and foster resilience.
My experience and training taught me to integrate elements from a combination of different theories and methods, in order to more effectively help clients through their difficulties. This includes Attachment theory, Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT), Compassion-Focused therapy (CFT), Person-Centred (PCT) and Schema therapies and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
Experience and Qualifications
Professional Support Informed by Extensive Clinical Experience
I am a registered BACP therapist (MBACP), with an MSc in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy (Distinction) from Derby University. My background includes delivering mental health clinics for GP-referred patients, working with trauma survivors via local charities and working as an NHS mental health nurse. My time as a school sixth form counsellor and within Derby University Counselling Service has helped inform my academic research, which focused on adolescent mental health and family systems.
Session Practicalities: Daytimes:
Flexible Options to fit around your commitments/life
1. In-person therapy: Matlock, Bakewell, and Crich
2. Walk & Talk therapy: Outdoors in Derbyshire (all walks fully risk assessed and insured)
3. Online and phone therapy
Evening and Saturday morning appointments also offered – please enquire about availability
A Space to Be Heard and Understood
Clients are invited to express concerns in a safe, non-judgmental environment. I listen with care, supporting people in better understanding how their problems have developed, before enabling them to find ways to move forward in their lives. Therapy can address anxiety, depression, low confidence, loss, trauma, or simply the need for a confidential space to talk. I offer an initial free 15-minute phone consultation to explore whether I can help you.
