Carlie Machell-Kay, NCPS
Carlie Machell-Kay is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and relationship difficulties.
About Carlie
Carlie Machell-Kay is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and relationship difficulties. She also supports those dealing with parenting challenges, grief, addictions, anger, low self‑esteem and major life changes. Carlie uses straightforward, conversational sessions to help people make sense of their feelings and reactions.
Carlie trained in psychodynamic counselling and has worked in mental health settings for many years, qualifying seven years ago. She has focused on trauma and its effects, and has particular professional experience in women’s mental wellbeing and domestic abuse contexts.
Background and approach
Her background gives her familiarity with the impact of past relationships on present life. She also has lived experience of neurodiversity and brain injury, and says this helps her empathise with people affected by those issues and with their relatives. Carlie aims to be friendly and approachable and adapts sessions to each person’s needs.
Sessions tend to look at patterns of thinking, feeling and behaviour, and how earlier experiences shape current struggles. She uses psychodynamic ideas alongside narrative and trauma‑focused approaches to help people tell their story and find different ways of coping. Carlie is based in the United Kingdom and works with people from a range of situations.
Conversations are kept clear and practical, with a focus on what the person wants to change and how to get there.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS21-02650 | November 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Carlie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Carlie names
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How therapeutic approaches work online
Trauma‑focused work concentrates on the impact of traumatic events and their lasting effects. It helps people recognise triggers, manage strong reactions and build new ways of coping after distressing experiences. Client‑centred therapy places the person’s needs and pace at the centre of sessions, allowing people to lead the conversation while the counsellor reflects and supports their choices.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and concerns and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative planning can change over time as needs shift and progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text‑based messaging. Video calls let people use both words and facial cues, phone sessions can work well when bandwidth is limited, short live chat or messaging is useful for brief check‑ins or flexible scheduling, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Carlie help with?
Covers stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and family issues, parenting, addictions, grief and related difficulties such as anger, low self‑esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are conversational and approachable. She aims to help people understand patterns from past relationships and change unhelpful behaviours.
How long has she practised?
She has seven years of formal practice as a qualified counsellor and more than 25 years of broader experience working in mental health settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Carlie holds the NCPS credential and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text‑based messaging to suit different needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Carlie?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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