Cara O'Kane

Cara O'Kane is an NCPS counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional counselling experience and nine years working in mental health. She works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes, and pays attention to compassion fatigue. Cara also helps people facing issues around life purpose, body image, attachment and workplace strain.

Cara uses straightforward conversation to help clients understand what feels stuck. Sessions focus on practical steps, exploring thoughts and patterns, and noticing what helps day to day. She draws on client-centred methods to listen and reflect, and on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking.

Mindfulness techniques are used to bring attention to present-moment experience and reduce reactivity. Solution-focused work helps people identify small, achievable changes to try between sessions. Cara aims to work at a steady pace across whatever topics the client brings.

Her approach is direct and collaborative. Clients can expect clear talk about goals and simple strategies to practise outside sessions. The counselling is aimed at adults who feel unsure about their next steps, are worn down by stress, or are re-evaluating work or relationships.

Sessions are carried out in English and Cara does not take international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Cognitive behavioural therapy helps identify patterns of thought and behaviour and then replace them with more helpful options. Online sessions using CBT focus on practical exercises, thought records and short experiments to try between meetings, which can fit around daily life.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and reflecting back what matters most to the client. In remote work this usually means guided conversation, checking what feels important each week, and adapting the pace to the client’s needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cara will discuss goals and preferences and help choose methods that suit the person. That choice is collaborative and can change as clients try different techniques and see what helps.

The practical benefit of online sessions is fitting counselling into busy lives. Confirm available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online meetings can make it easier to attend without travel and may allow shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling that fit work and family commitments.