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Sound familiar?

  • You’ve been feeling anxious or stressed
  • Maybe you feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges
  • You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
  • You feel disconnected from yourself and others sometimes
  • You’re not thriving

I understand because I’ve been there too.

Image of woman looking atthe sea with text "You don't have to find your way alone". This is for the website of Carina Badger, BACP registered counsellor and therapist in Urmston, Manchester and online

I can help you get to know yourself better and support you in making meaningful changes in your life. I’m a counsellor and therapist in Urmston, Manchester and online.

It’s not more willpower you need, it’s more insight.

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What I offer

Counselling & therapy

Either short term on a single issue (usually 6 sessions) or longer term therapy. Face-to-face (Urmston, Manchester M41) or online

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Therapeutic Coaching

Typically six sessions on a single issue. This is a programme designed specifically for you and your situation and may include mindfulness training

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Walk & Talk Therapy

In Urmston and Sale, Greater Manchester. I see clients in-person for a session before our first walk to explain how this works

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Hi, I’m Carina

I help people find clarity and calm, cope better with change and say no when they want to.

It gives me such joy working with people who want to dig in — to do the work needed to create positive, lasting changes in their lives

I firmly believe that you write your own life story. But it can feel hard to face things alone or make sense of the challenges life can present.

Fully qualified BACP therapist and counsellor also in Advanced Training in Psychotherapy towards UKCP accreditation. I see clients in Urmston, Manchester and online through Zoom. You’ll find me curious, human, professional and compassionate.

I offer a free 20-minute chat if you’d like to understand more about how I work

Kind words coaching clients have said about me

Green background and text with testimonial: “Wholly positive experience that made me feel energised and positive.” This is for the website of Carina Badger, BACP registered counsellor and therapist in Urmston Manchester and online
Green background and text with testimonial: “You coached me into thinking bigger and believing that I deserved more than my barriers were allowing me to dream of. Your empathic style was so effective in enabling me to consider my barriers and why they were there.” This is for the website of Carina Badger, BACP registered counsellor and therapist in Urmston Manchester and online
Green background and text with testimonial: “Carina helped me to identify blocks to achieving my goals. She did this astonishingly quickly considering I was under the impression that I already knew myself pretty well”
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Image of woman in woods looking towards light. Text overlay says "breathe in deeply. breathe out completely" which is a quote from Adriene Mischler (Yoga with Adriene)