Patrick Carter

Patrick Carter offers short-term and longer-term support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, anger, low self-esteem and depression. He aims to create a caring, respectful space where people can speak openly about what matters to them. Patrick presents himself as calm and curious, and he encourages self-direction in the work clients want to do.

Patrick is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and also lists NCPS. He has three years of professional practice in the United Kingdom. His background includes helping people manage motivation, confidence and everyday worries alongside more complex struggles like grief over relationships and life changes.

In sessions he uses client-centred ways of working, which focus on listening closely and following the person’s pace. He also draws on existential ideas to help people look at meaning, choice and responsibility when they feel stuck. These approaches are offered in plain language and with practical aims.

Patrick supports people dealing with parenting and fatherhood concerns, adoption and foster care matters, fertility and separation. He also works with issues such as infidelity, guilt and shame, isolation and midlife questions. The emphasis is on real-life coping and steps that fit a person’s situation.

People start by using the platform Start Therapy button, completing a brief matching questionnaire and then booking sessions according to the therapist’s schedule. Subscription terms apply and can be cancelled at any time.

How Patrick’s approaches translate to online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on warm, attentive listening and creating space for the person to lead the conversation. It helps with anxiety, low mood, relationship worries and building confidence by letting clients set the pace and topics of sessions.

Existential Therapy invites people to look at meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels unsettled. It can help with midlife questions, coping with separation or changes in role such as fatherhood, and with feelings of isolation or purposelessness.

Finding the right approach is usually a collaborative process. Patrick will check what matters to the client and try ways of working that match their goals and preferences. If something isn’t helpful, he will adjust the focus and methods together with the client.

The practical advantages of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and avoiding travel time, which may make regular meetings easier to keep. Online work can also allow for sessions to be shorter or more flexible when needed. The original profile does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online or in-person options before booking.