Hilary Cartmel-Batty, BACP

Hilary Cartmel-Batty is a BACP counsellor who helps people tackle stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She supports those facing trauma and abuse, parenting stresses, addiction and the life changes that leave people feeling stuck. Hilary also works with issues like grief, self-esteem, ADHD and intimacy-related worries. Her approach emphasises a respectful, non-judgemental space where people can speak openly about what feels hard.

Hilary keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what the person needs right now. She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns and uses client-centred listening so each person leads the pace. Solution-focused techniques help set realistic short-term goals, while trauma-focused work is used when past events are getting in the way of daily life.

With five years of practice, she combines talking therapy with practical steps you can try between sessions. She describes therapy as a collaborative process and encourages small experiments to test what helps. That may include tasks to improve coping, communication or day-to-day routine.

Hilary works from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, indicated as BACP. She offers both fixed and flexible weekly sessions and can discuss arrangements when you book.

To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session. The initial steps are designed to match goals with an approach that feels manageable and realistic for each person.

How Hilary’s approaches translate to online therapy

Hilary uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour. This approach helps when patterns of trust, closeness or conflict are causing distress and aims to increase awareness of those patterns.

She also works in a client-centred way, which means she prioritises listening and follows the person’s pace and priorities. Solution-focused techniques are used alongside this to set small, practical goals and track progress between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Hilary will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That choice is reviewed as therapy progresses to make sure it stays useful and practical.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions around work and caregiving, shorter check-ins when needed and avoiding travel time. Specific session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current session options when booking. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often offer a range of ways to meet, and Hilary can discuss which arrangement best fits daily life and goals.