Client Testimonials

"Sending my first email to Caris was both one of the scariest things and best things I’ve ever done. I had spent years battling anxiety and depression and I got to a point where I’d tried most things and just couldn’t seem to find the energy to get over my challenges. From my first meeting Caris was kind, genuine, welcoming, and made the whole process so easy and rewarding. I honestly owe so much to Caris, thanks to her my whole outlook has changed, I’m able to challenge my thoughts and I had some real ‘lightbulb moments’ that have honestly changed my life. Don’t get me wrong, I still have my challenges, but knowing that I can reach back out to Caris at anytime has certainly put me in a much stronger place.   If I can recommend one thing, it’s take that plunge and contact Caris"

"I can’t recommend Caris enough. I have Generalised anxiety disorder, mild depression and PTSD and used to really struggle to cope. After spending a year having sessions with Caris, she completely transformed my mindset and coping mechanisms. At times it was a hard but I’ve become a more confident and happier person as a result."

"I was very lucky to have come across Caris as my first and only therapist. I found her to be all that you would want in a therapist. An empathetic good listener is an absolute given, but Caris was masterful in helping me find my own way out of the woods that I had entered, not by holding my hand but by showing me the way to find the signs that had led me there. She has given me the tools to go forward and the belief that I can trace my own steps in a future where I might find myself lost. An absolute joy to work with.  I cannot thank her enough"

"I started therapy with Caris when I was suffering from anxiety and panic attacks. I had struggled for over a year by myself with these feelings.   Feelings that I had never actually experienced before. I became quite  desperate and that’s when I made an appointment. I wish I hadn’t waited that long. After my first session I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. Caris explained things clearly to me as to why I may have been feeling that way and I left the session feeling like someone understood me and that I was “normal” after all! Each session helped me understand myself and eventually I learnt coping strategies that Caris suggested. I still use these when things may get a little tough. I highly recommend CBT. I highly recommend Caris. She is very professional, confidential and approachable. We all need a little support sometimes"

"I have felt such a huge change in myself since I started CBT with Caris. Her sessions are an empathetic and completely safe space to discuss whatever issues I am facing, and I can’t explain how grateful I am for finding her when I did. After every single session I leave feeling more confident, capable and accepting of myself."

When I sought support and treatment things were particularly bad for me. Caris initially guided me thought a course of CBT for a personal problem that caused me to have depression and anxiety. She provided clear instructions and strategies. After that first course of sessions my mood improved significantly. Those early sessions were difficult but opened up a new perspective for me. I felt I was then able to reflect on and discuss my negative emotions in a healthier way for the fist time in my life. I went back for several more sessions for other issues in my life. These were difficult and unpleasant things that I couldn’t have worked out on my own. Caris is always professional, non-judgemental, caring and insightful. She’s extremely skilled at her job!  I can honestly say that without Caris’s help, support and guidance I would be more anxious, have lower mood, I would be less happy, and less resilient. Thank you for all that you have done for me. I’m incredibly grateful

I found Caris when I felt truly helpless. I had left university due to a sudden onset of anxiety after having never experienced mental health issues before and felt I was in crisis and nothing would work. I had gone through talking therapies and multiple therapists and was struggling to find hope. I was experiencing obsessive thoughts, panic attacks and depression on top of being chronically anxious. My first session with Caris gave me the first glimmer of hope I had experienced in months and I began to see a way through. It took A LOT of work, patience and resilience but gradually things got better. Caris was my guiding light, she understood the jumble of words I would come out with to try and relay what was going on in my head and she made it manageable. She was refreshing and helped me see a way through when I felt blinded. I am now miles away from where I was. I still have bumps in the road but can confidently say I can manage when they crop up. I used to dream about being in the position I am in now and sometimes never thought it was possible. CBT and Caris made it possible.