Carly Donovan
Compassionate counsellor for anxiety and relationships
About Carly
Carly Donovan supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. She helps with intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, self-esteem and career worries. Carly also works with people facing obsessive thoughts, panic attacks, postpartum low mood, social anxiety and difficulties linked to autism and Asperger syndrome.
Carly uses a simple, direct approach in sessions. She listens without judgement and follows the client's pace. Conversations focus on what matters now and on practical steps the client can try between meetings.
Background and approach
Her style is rooted in Client-Centred Therapy, which means the person in front of her guides the agenda. She also draws on Existential Therapy ideas to help people make sense of values, choices and life direction. Carly has three years of professional experience and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
That registration is shown as BACP on her profile. Sessions can include short check-ins or longer conversations, and she adapts the format to fit each person's needs. Carly encourages honesty, gentle challenge and practical goal-setting so clients can try new ways of relating to themselves and others.
Taking the first step can feel hard. Carly aims to make the process straightforward and supportive, with clear options for scheduling and formats so people can find a way that fits their life.
What Carly works with
How Carly works
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Sessions & fees
How Carly's approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience. The counsellor offers active listening and mirrors what the person brings, so the client sets the pace and the topics. This approach helps when someone needs a space to be heard and to explore feelings like anxiety, shame or low self-worth.Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and personal values. It helps people who are asking big questions about identity, purpose or next steps in life. In sessions this might mean discussing values, weighing options and trying out small changes that feel true to the person.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Carly will collaborate with each person to decide which ideas and methods fit their goals and preferences, and will adapt as needs change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls suit fuller conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier around a busy day. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, reflection between sessions or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and varying schedules, while keeping the focus on progress and practical next steps.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
