Caroline Cakebread Counselling, Psychotherapy, Supervision & Training

Caroline Cakebread Counselling, Psychotherapy, Supervision & Training Caroline is a Level 7 psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer who offers a non-judgmental and safe place to talk confidentially. Clinical Supervisor

Talking can be a powerful way to explore things that may be causing you distress, pain, anxiety or low mood/depression.

I imagine many of us working with non neurotypical people will not be surprised by these findings. https://www.facebook....
03/04/2026

I imagine many of us working with non neurotypical people will not be surprised by these findings.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1KYKJMUpwS/?mibextid=wwXIfr

New research has identified three biologically distinct ADHD types linked to genetics and treatment response.

Read our coverage of the study via the link in the comments.

As therapists we are constantly questioning, exploring, expanding whilst honing in on detail and holding an over viewing...
03/04/2026

As therapists we are constantly questioning, exploring, expanding whilst honing in on detail and holding an over viewing perspective. This sits alongside a requirement for us to be consistent, offering a grounding space.

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The people who most need therapy rarely go.

The clients who sit in my therapy room are not weak. They are brave. They are willing to question themselves. They come in with uncertainty; with the capacity to say, I might be part of this. Somewhere inside them there is a crack in their certainty, and that crack is where growth happens.

The people who cause the most damage in families, organisations and public life often cannot tolerate that crack. They may be intelligent, persuasive, powerful. They may command rooms and shape narratives. What determines their impact is their capacity for flexibility. The ability to rethink. The willingness to absorb challenge without turning it into attack.

I wrote an article this week about rigidity and power. After the escalations over the weekend, it feels even more urgent.

I am thinking about conviction; about authority; about who seeks therapy and who does not. I am thinking about the gender imbalance between those who do the emotional labour and those who hold power. I am thinking about what happens when certainty goes unexamined.

Therapy, at its best, builds accountability. It strengthens the muscle that allows us to feel discomfort without discharging it into others. It deepens our capacity to recognise our impact and repair when we have caused harm.

Mental health is the capacity to live in reality as it is, and to take responsibility for the effect you have on the people around you.

That is psychological maturity.

This is a free Substack piece, tap the link in my stories to read 📧

Fascinating insights from the author of ‘Chemically Imbalanced’, the book about the ‘myth’ of the role of serotonin in p...
03/04/2026

Fascinating insights from the author of
‘Chemically Imbalanced’, the book about the ‘myth’ of the role of serotonin in particularly depression.

https://iai.tv/video/the-medicalisation-of-mental-illness-joanna-moncrieff?fbclid=IwZnRzaAQU6pJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEebFbHb0gwNOPhaW4SFxKLCerNCS6SdePmSLSUTsVy1IBqVUV948qoxxiWLi4_aem_7dBtnKEBVO3J0gyNvM2ZeA

We tend to think that depression and other mental illnesses are medical conditions caused by problems in the brain, and that framing them this way reduces stigma and leads to better treatment. However, Joanna Moncrieff argues that this is deeply mistaken, and that medicalising mental distress can ac...

Rogers puts it so succinctly… In Becoming a Person.
01/16/2026

Rogers puts it so succinctly… In Becoming a Person.

Awareness can bring pain, but through that process, some freedom and alternative choices can open up.
12/04/2025

Awareness can bring pain, but through that process, some freedom and alternative choices can open up.

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Lincolnshire
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What to expect from therapy?

Making the decision to try therapy/counselling is not one usually taken lightly. What is going to happen? Will it be hard? Will it be painful? Will it help or make things worse? These questions and many others are one of the reasons that I offer a free/discounted half-hour introductory session (cost depends on venue) so that we can meet and get to know each other a little, giving us an opportunity to talk about any concerns that you may have.

As a person-centred, humanistic practitioner (more about that later) I set out to work with you on what ever you choose to bring to the session, what ever that may be. The therapy space is a safe place where we can explore thoughts, feelings or behaviours that are troubling you in an atmosphere of non-judgement and acceptance. We will go through the contract between us where we will look at confidentiality, and then we can begin wherever you would like to.

The therapeutic relationship is a unique one where you come to spend time with another person who is basically a stranger to begin with, and with whom you may decide to talk about some very personal, difficult or painful stuff. Building trust is therefore is a very important part of our time together.

Now for some practical stuff! I have private indemnity insurance and adhere to the professional frameworks of the 2 bodies that I am a member of: the UKCP and the BACP. I am an accredited member of the UKCP (The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) and a member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy). These organisations are there to regulate the profession and my regular clinical supervision ensures that I am working ethically and maintaining best practice.