Counsellor profile
Hilary Cartmel-Batty, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anger and relationships
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 379149
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Attachment based
- Solution focused
- Client centred
About Hilary
Hilary Cartmel-Batty is a BACP counsellor and psychotherapist working in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, depression and anger among other concerns. Hilary offers a straightforward, practical approach for adults who want to manage strong feelings and difficult relationships.
She focuses on open conversation and clear goals. Sessions explore what's happening now and what keeps problems repeating. Hilary uses Attachment-Based, Client-Centred, Solution-Focused and Trauma-Focused ideas to guide discussion and identify steps that feel manageable.
Conversations are paced to the person's needs. She can work with both fixed and flexible weekly arrangements, depending on what fits someone's life and commitments. The initial session is used to clarify goals and agree how to proceed.
Hilary sees common patterns that feed anger - stuck hurt, poor boundaries, and unresolved loss. She helps people notice those patterns and try small, practical changes to reduce snapping, simmering resentment, or difficulty calming down. Work often includes relationship issues and the strain of balancing parenting and work.
Her approach is direct and person-focused. Clients can expect a mixture of talking, practical problem-solving and attention to past events that still affect day-to-day reactions. To begin, clients use the online booking route to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session, then discuss session rhythm at that meeting.
How sessions work
How her approaches work for online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early connections shape current reactions. This can help when anger is tied to feeling abandoned, misunderstood or repeatedly hurt in relationships. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the moment and on being heard; it supports people who need time to make sense of emotions without pressure. Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on practical steps and small changes that can reduce tense moments and improve day-to-day interactions.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Hilary will discuss options with each person and together they will agree what feels most useful based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can change as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can help fit counselling into a busy week and make it easier to join from different locations. They can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or quieter conversations without travel. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use online work to make therapy more practical for day-to-day life.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with related to anger?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressure, trauma and anger among other areas. The profile lists many related issues such as grief, intimacy problems and self-esteem.
What is her therapeutic style for anger?
Her style blends talking with practical steps. She draws on attachment, client-centred and solution-focused ideas and includes trauma-focused work when relevant.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial session to discuss goals and session rhythm.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.