Caroline Ellison Counselling

I am an experienced Bereavement Counsellor in Fleet, Hampshire working with online counselling and face-to-face counselling and offer a safe, supportive space for clients experiencing grief, loss and bereavement.

I offer Alzheimer’s and Dementia counselling in Fleet, Hampshire both online and face to face. Caring for a loved one or working as a carer for someone living with Alzheimer’s or Dementia may leave you with feelings of isolation and loneliness. This can become overwhelming and lead to anxiety, depression, grief and more. As your counsellor I offer a space to talk where I will listen and help steer you through. I understand how the feelings of fear and apprehension about ‘what to do’ and ‘how to do it’ for example, may weigh heavily and talking through your feelings in a safe and confidential space may help.

Overwhelm is the emotional feeling of being overwhelmed. It is an emotional feeling which can take over with an intensity that feels difficult to manage. It can affect your ability to think and act rationally and evoke anxiety and stress. Emotional overwhelm may be caused by anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship issues, long term illness, sudden changes in life, work overload, money concerns. It can be caused by simply having too much on your plate leaving you no room to cope anymore.

Depression and Low Mood Counselling

It is normal for us to have ups and downs and some days you may feel a bit low, for lots of different reasons. People may say they are feeling depressed when they are feeling down, but this does not always mean they have depression, they may have a low mood. Depression is a long lasting low mood disorder and it affects your ability to do everyday things, feel pleasure or take interest in activities. Depression is a common mental health issue so you are not alone. There are many treatments for depression and counselling is one of them. As your counsellor I will help you explore your feelings and help you understand and accept them.

Talking with a counsellor will give you the space to work through and process your emotions aiming to reduce overwhelm and to offer you ways of coping.

I have been counselling for cancer for a number of years through my volunteer work with the Fountain Centre and in my own Private Practice. I understand that being diagnosed with Cancer can be overwhelming and I am here with to support you from diagnosis and onwards.

Stress often begins as pressure from ourselves or others and if you find you are no longer able to cope with this pressure, you start to feel stressed. Many things can cause stress such as relationships, illness, work, family issues. You may find you have developed unhealthy coping methods to manage your stress such as drinking, smoking or unhealthy eating.

Are you suffering from stress in your life?

I have experience in stress counselling and offer online counselling and face-to-face counselling. Talking with a counsellor will enable you to recognise what is causing your stress and you will learn how to manage these feelings effectively, the goal being that ultimately you will find a way to lead healthy, happy life.

Counselling for a carer is a space where you can be honest about your feelings without judgement, reprisal or consequence. Caring for a loved one or as a carer may lead to feelings of anxiety, depression, stress and grief which can leave you feeling isolated.

Grief is what you feel. Grief is a state and grieving is a process which means what you do to manage your feelings of grief after a bereavement.

I am an experienced Grief Counsellor in Fleet, Hampshire working with online and face-to-face counselling and offer a safe, supportive space for clients experiencing grief and loss through bereavement.

Trauma Counselling offers an opportunity to talk about your experiences in a safe, confidential and empathetic way. As an experienced trauma counsellor I will work with you to help you understand and process your trauma and develop coping mechanisms to manage your life.

Trauma can lead to conditions such as Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and long term anxiety which effects life every day. Trauma, left unprocessed, can impact life in many different ways. Your trauma is unique and personal to you and I will work with you to support and help you process past traumas helping you to move forwards with your life in the here and now.

Counselling for relationships. I have extensive experience in counselling individuals who have difficulties in their relationships.