Cara Johnston
Registered Member MBACP
Unavailable from 14 December 2026 to 01 January 2027
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07386 333 599
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Concessionary rates
Availability
Daytime Tuesday to Friday. Tuesday and Thursday evening.
About me and my therapy practice
Hello, I am Cara, an experienced, fully qualified Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, registered with BACP, UKCP and UKATA. I work with adult individuals and couples in Richmond-upon-Thames and online.
I offer a safe, warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space to explore and understand your experience and help you feel seen and heard.
Together, we can develop a collaborative therapeutic relationship of kindness, curiosity and respect to help you feel better, process current difficulties and find helpful tools or techniques or new ways of being.
Using Transactional Analysis in my work might look like a new perspective on a 'stuck' problem, noticing patterns of communication, thinking or behaviour or the opportunity to explore deeper meanings relating to your beliefs about yourself, others and the world and how they impact your daily life.
I have worked with adults experiencing a range of emotional and relational difficulties, including anxiety, cancer diagnosis and treatment, dissociation, depression, grief, trauma and PTSD, relationship difficulties and divorce. I also provide collaborative support to people with personality or eating disorders.
Outside my professional life, I love cooking, poetry and art, find deep peace in meditation practice, and enjoy learning about all the ways people create the world around me.
Qualifications
MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (2027)
Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling
MSc in Modern Epidemiology
BSc in Biological Science
Professional Memberships
BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) – Trainee Member
UKATA (United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis)
Practice description
Transactional Analysis is an empowering tool that can be used to unpick how the past affects the present in order to direct and achieve change.
My first session
If you contact me, the first step will be to arrange a free 15-minute phone or zoom call. This is an opportunity to get to know each other a little and chat about your situation and goals for therapy.
If you would like to proceed, we can then schedule a first 50-minute session.
What I can help with
Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Coercive control, Depression, Eating disorders, Loss, Menopause, Narcissism, Obsessions, OCD, Pet bereavement, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Stalking, Stress, Trauma, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Interpersonal, Transactional analysis
Clients I work with
Adults, Couples, Groups, Trainees
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work
Languages spoken
English