Carina Badger

Availability

You can find more information on my website, including my current availability: www.carinabadgerwellbeing.com

Individual therapy:  I see most clients weekly at the same day and time each week. I have some availability on Mondays (Chorlton), Tuesdays and Thursdays (Didsbury).

Couples / relationship therapy: I see most clients fortnightly at the same day and time each fortnight. I have some availability on Mondays (Chorlton) and Tuesdays (Didsbury).

Group: I have a therapy group starting soon. This is £22 per session, in-person (South Manchester) for 10 weeks. Get in touch for more details including the next start date.

As at February 2025, I have no low-cost slots available. My website includes some suggestions for local low- and no-cost counselling options.

Replies

Please note that I will respond to all enquiries made through this site by email. Unfortunately, if you do not wish to be contacted by email, I will be unable to respond to you. I generally reply within 2 working days unless I am away, so please check your SPAM / JUNK folder.

Contacting me directly

My email is: carinabadgerwellbeing@gmail.com

Working hours

I work Mondays - Thursdays

I see my role as supporting people to find clarity and calm, develop healthier relationships (with yourself and others), and deal better with the challenges life throws at us.

Perhaps some of this sounds familiar...

• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
• You don't ask for your needs to be met and maybe don't tend to share your feelings
• You struggle to make sense of your dynamics with others
• You’ve been feeling anxious or stressed
• Maybe you feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges
• You feel disconnected from yourself and others sometimes
• You are having issues at work such as a redundancy or are going through an HR process
• You're facing (or have just had) a big change and you're struggling to get your bearings
• You’re not thriving

🏳️‍🌈 I am an LGBTQ+ affirmative, sex and fat positive counsellor. I have specific training in gender, sexuality and relationship (GSRD) therapy.

I'm curious, human, professional and compassionate. I offer a warm, down to earth and professional service.

What sort of issues do I help clients with?

• Anxiety including social anxiety, and stress
• Overwhelm
• Work issues
• Loneliness and feeling low
• Always the helper, rarely the helped
• Low self-esteem and low self-confidence
• Relationship challenges such as difficulties with partners, friends or families, affairs and betrayals, separation and divorce
• Attachment difficulties
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Life transitions such as children leaving home, menopause, coming out, a relationship breakdown, a bereavement, changing career or city, redundancy, retirement or something else. These transition periods can bring up a range of emotions that can feel overwhelming and bewildering

I firmly believe that you write your own life story. But it can feel hard to face things alone or make sense of the challenges life can present. It gives me such joy working with people who want to dig in — to do the work to create positive, lasting changes in their lives.

I see clients in Urmston, Chorlton and Didsbury in Greater Manchester.

Group therapy: Therapy group in South Manchester. This is £22 per session, in-person or 10 weeks. Get in touch for more details including the next start date.

Individual therapy: I see most clients weekly at the same day and time each week.

Couples / Relationship counselling: Usually fortnightly.

I am a fully qualified BACP therapist and counsellor also in Advanced Training in Psychotherapy towards UKCP accreditation.

Key qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction)
• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (accredited by BACP)
• Gender, sexuality and relationship diversity training
• Certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology: Polyvagal Theory and Beyond
• Certificate in Delivering Group Therapy
• Couples Institute in a Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating Attachment, Differentiation, and Neuroscience in Couples Therapy
• Certificate in Diversity within Contemporary Relationship Therapy: Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients; Other Loves: Polyamory, Polygamy and Arranged Marriages; Kink; Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity; Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships
• Weight Stigma and Fatphobia in the Therapy Room
• Counselling and psychotherapy for grief and loss
• ILM Level 5 Certificate in Effective Coaching and Mentoring

I undergo regular training to support my practice. Workshops I have taken include managing anxiety including social anxiety, mindfulness and integrating the breath, trauma-informed practice, equity, diversity and inclusion, existential psychotherapy, menopause, imposter syndrome, neurodivergence, and anti-rascist practice.

Free initial chat

I appreciate taking the first step can be daunting. It’s natural to feel uncomfortable or hesitant. You may have additional questions and I am happy to have a chat with you and there is no charge for this.Send me a message to arrange an initial chat (usually around 15 minutes). This is an opportunity for you to get a sense for how I work and I can answer any questions you may have. I hold the chat by phone or Zoom. If you would like some suggestions of what to consider in that initial chat, take a look at the Resources section on my website which includes a blog post covering this.

First session

During our first session we will get to know one another and develop a clearer sense what you want to get out of therapy. Although I will have a few questions for you, I leave plenty of time to talk through whatever has been on your mind.

Availability

You can find more information on my website, including my current availability: www.carinabadgerwellbeing.com

Individual therapy:  I see most clients weekly at the same day and time each week. I have some availability on Mondays (Chorlton), Tuesdays and Thursdays (Didsbury).

Couples / relationship therapy: I see most clients fortnightly at the same day and time each fortnight. I have some availability on Mondays (Chorlton) and Tuesdays (Didsbury).

Group: I have a therapy group starting soon. This is £22 per session, in-person (South Manchester) for 10 weeks. Get in touch for more details including the next start date.

As at February 2025, I have no low-cost slots available. My website includes some suggestions for local low- and no-cost counselling options.

Replies

Please note that I will respond to all enquiries made through this site by email. Unfortunately, if you do not wish to be contacted by email, I will be unable to respond to you. I generally reply within 2 working days unless I am away, so please check your SPAM / JUNK folder.

Contacting me directly

My email is: carinabadgerwellbeing@gmail.com

Working hours

I work Mondays - Thursdays

I see my role as supporting people to find clarity and calm, develop healthier relationships (with yourself and others), and deal better with the challenges life throws at us.

Perhaps some of this sounds familiar...

• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
• You don't ask for your needs to be met and maybe don't tend to share your feelings
• You struggle to make sense of your dynamics with others
• You’ve been feeling anxious or stressed
• Maybe you feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges
• You feel disconnected from yourself and others sometimes
• You are having issues at work such as a redundancy or are going through an HR process
• You're facing (or have just had) a big change and you're struggling to get your bearings
• You’re not thriving

🏳️‍🌈 I am an LGBTQ+ affirmative, sex and fat positive counsellor. I have specific training in gender, sexuality and relationship (GSRD) therapy.

I'm curious, human, professional and compassionate. I offer a warm, down to earth and professional service.

What sort of issues do I help clients with?

• Anxiety including social anxiety, and stress
• Overwhelm
• Work issues
• Loneliness and feeling low
• Always the helper, rarely the helped
• Low self-esteem and low self-confidence
• Relationship challenges such as difficulties with partners, friends or families, affairs and betrayals, separation and divorce
• Attachment difficulties
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Life transitions such as children leaving home, menopause, coming out, a relationship breakdown, a bereavement, changing career or city, redundancy, retirement or something else. These transition periods can bring up a range of emotions that can feel overwhelming and bewildering

I firmly believe that you write your own life story. But it can feel hard to face things alone or make sense of the challenges life can present. It gives me such joy working with people who want to dig in — to do the work to create positive, lasting changes in their lives.

I see clients in Urmston, Chorlton and Didsbury in Greater Manchester.

Group therapy: Therapy group in South Manchester. This is £22 per session, in-person or 10 weeks. Get in touch for more details including the next start date.

Individual therapy: I see most clients weekly at the same day and time each week.

Couples / Relationship counselling: Usually fortnightly.

I am a fully qualified BACP therapist and counsellor also in Advanced Training in Psychotherapy towards UKCP accreditation.

Key qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction)
• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (accredited by BACP)
• Gender, sexuality and relationship diversity training
• Certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology: Polyvagal Theory and Beyond
• Certificate in Delivering Group Therapy
• Couples Institute in a Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating Attachment, Differentiation, and Neuroscience in Couples Therapy
• Certificate in Diversity within Contemporary Relationship Therapy: Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients; Other Loves: Polyamory, Polygamy and Arranged Marriages; Kink; Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity; Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships
• Weight Stigma and Fatphobia in the Therapy Room
• Counselling and psychotherapy for grief and loss
• ILM Level 5 Certificate in Effective Coaching and Mentoring

I undergo regular training to support my practice. Workshops I have taken include managing anxiety including social anxiety, mindfulness and integrating the breath, trauma-informed practice, equity, diversity and inclusion, existential psychotherapy, menopause, imposter syndrome, neurodivergence, and anti-rascist practice.

Free initial chat

I appreciate taking the first step can be daunting. It’s natural to feel uncomfortable or hesitant. You may have additional questions and I am happy to have a chat with you and there is no charge for this.Send me a message to arrange an initial chat (usually around 15 minutes). This is an opportunity for you to get a sense for how I work and I can answer any questions you may have. I hold the chat by phone or Zoom. If you would like some suggestions of what to consider in that initial chat, take a look at the Resources section on my website which includes a blog post covering this.

First session

During our first session we will get to know one another and develop a clearer sense what you want to get out of therapy. Although I will have a few questions for you, I leave plenty of time to talk through whatever has been on your mind.

Availability

You can find more information on my website, including my current availability: www.carinabadgerwellbeing.com

Individual therapy:  I see most clients weekly at the same day and time each week. I have some availability on Mondays (Chorlton), Tuesdays and Thursdays (Didsbury).

Couples / relationship therapy: I see most clients fortnightly at the same day and time each fortnight. I have some availability on Mondays (Chorlton) and Tuesdays (Didsbury).

Group: I have a therapy group starting soon. This is £22 per session, in-person (South Manchester) for 10 weeks. Get in touch for more details including the next start date.

As at February 2025, I have no low-cost slots available. My website includes some suggestions for local low- and no-cost counselling options.

Replies

Please note that I will respond to all enquiries made through this site by email. Unfortunately, if you do not wish to be contacted by email, I will be unable to respond to you. I generally reply within 2 working days unless I am away, so please check your SPAM / JUNK folder.

Contacting me directly

My email is: carinabadgerwellbeing@gmail.com

Working hours

I work Mondays - Thursdays

I see my role as supporting people to find clarity and calm, develop healthier relationships (with yourself and others), and deal better with the challenges life throws at us.

Perhaps some of this sounds familiar...

• You feel stuck in the same patterns of behaviour and can’t work out how to change this
• You don't ask for your needs to be met and maybe don't tend to share your feelings
• You struggle to make sense of your dynamics with others
• You’ve been feeling anxious or stressed
• Maybe you feel overwhelmed by life’s challenges
• You feel disconnected from yourself and others sometimes
• You are having issues at work such as a redundancy or are going through an HR process
• You're facing (or have just had) a big change and you're struggling to get your bearings
• You’re not thriving

🏳️‍🌈 I am an LGBTQ+ affirmative, sex and fat positive counsellor. I have specific training in gender, sexuality and relationship (GSRD) therapy.

I'm curious, human, professional and compassionate. I offer a warm, down to earth and professional service.

What sort of issues do I help clients with?

• Anxiety including social anxiety, and stress
• Overwhelm
• Work issues
• Loneliness and feeling low
• Always the helper, rarely the helped
• Low self-esteem and low self-confidence
• Relationship challenges such as difficulties with partners, friends or families, affairs and betrayals, separation and divorce
• Attachment difficulties
• Bereavement, grief and loss
• Life transitions such as children leaving home, menopause, coming out, a relationship breakdown, a bereavement, changing career or city, redundancy, retirement or something else. These transition periods can bring up a range of emotions that can feel overwhelming and bewildering

I firmly believe that you write your own life story. But it can feel hard to face things alone or make sense of the challenges life can present. It gives me such joy working with people who want to dig in — to do the work to create positive, lasting changes in their lives.

I see clients in Urmston, Chorlton and Didsbury in Greater Manchester.

Group therapy: Therapy group in South Manchester. This is £22 per session, in-person or 10 weeks. Get in touch for more details including the next start date.

Individual therapy: I see most clients weekly at the same day and time each week.

Couples / Relationship counselling: Usually fortnightly.

I am a fully qualified BACP therapist and counsellor also in Advanced Training in Psychotherapy towards UKCP accreditation.

Key qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction)
• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (accredited by BACP)
• Gender, sexuality and relationship diversity training
• Certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology: Polyvagal Theory and Beyond
• Certificate in Delivering Group Therapy
• Couples Institute in a Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Integrating Attachment, Differentiation, and Neuroscience in Couples Therapy
• Certificate in Diversity within Contemporary Relationship Therapy: Working Alongside Trans, Non-Binary and Questioning Clients; Other Loves: Polyamory, Polygamy and Arranged Marriages; Kink; Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity; Neurodivergence, Sex and Relationships
• Weight Stigma and Fatphobia in the Therapy Room
• Counselling and psychotherapy for grief and loss
• ILM Level 5 Certificate in Effective Coaching and Mentoring

I undergo regular training to support my practice. Workshops I have taken include managing anxiety including social anxiety, mindfulness and integrating the breath, trauma-informed practice, equity, diversity and inclusion, existential psychotherapy, menopause, imposter syndrome, neurodivergence, and anti-rascist practice.

Free initial chat

I appreciate taking the first step can be daunting. It’s natural to feel uncomfortable or hesitant. You may have additional questions and I am happy to have a chat with you and there is no charge for this.Send me a message to arrange an initial chat (usually around 15 minutes). This is an opportunity for you to get a sense for how I work and I can answer any questions you may have. I hold the chat by phone or Zoom. If you would like some suggestions of what to consider in that initial chat, take a look at the Resources section on my website which includes a blog post covering this.

First session

During our first session we will get to know one another and develop a clearer sense what you want to get out of therapy. Although I will have a few questions for you, I leave plenty of time to talk through whatever has been on your mind.