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Cara O'Kane, NCPS

Credentials: NCPS
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes Compassion fatigue

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Cara O'Kane offers support for people feeling stressed, anxious or low. She helps with self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Her work also covers issues like body image, communication problems and workplace difficulties.

Cara uses straightforward conversation to work out what matters to each person. She adapts sessions to fit individual needs and preferences. That can mean focusing on practical steps or exploring feelings and history, depending on what a person needs.

Background and approach

Cara holds NCPS, which is shown as NCPS in her credentials, and she has three years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She also brings nine years of wider experience working in the mental health field. This background informs her practical and down-to-earth approach.

Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to suit the person. Cara aims to create a calm, respectful space where worries can be talked through without being rushed. She encourages small, achievable changes as well as deeper emotional work when needed.

People who come to Cara might focus on things like attachment or abandonment worries, guilt and shame, impulsivity, loneliness, sexuality, or questions about life purpose. She combines listening with tools and techniques that match the issues raised. The aim is to help people feel steadier and more in control of their next steps.

How Cara’s approaches work online

Cara commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to guide online work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on warm, non-directive listening and aims to help people feel heard and understood. It suits people who want a supportive space to explore feelings and decisions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought and behaviour patterns and uses practical exercises to reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and the therapist will work with the client to decide what fits best. That means talking about goals, trying different ways of working and adjusting as needed. The plan is collaborative and changes if something isn’t helping.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and have fuller conversations. Phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping strategies and flexible contact between longer sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, family and daily life.

What concerns does Cara support?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression, plus coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include body image, communication problems and workplace issues.

What is her counselling style?

Her style is client-centred and collaborative, focusing on listening first and then agreeing practical steps. Sessions balance talking about feelings with making manageable changes.

What experience does she bring?

Cara has three years of professional counselling experience and nine years working in the wider mental health field. That combination informs a practical and empathetic approach.

What credential and location are listed?

Her listed credential is NCPS and she practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions offered?

She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as session formats.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 3 years
Registered with: NCPS
Languages: English

Contacting Cara

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Cara O'Kane, NCPS

Background and approach

How Cara’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

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