Today we would like to extend a particularly warm welcome to professional hypnotherapist and life coach, Caroline Carr, who has agreed to join Third Age as our resident Agony Aunt.

Caroline Carr, Dip Adv Hyp, Dip LC, BA (Hons), is a professional hypnotherapist, life coach, author and media commentator, dedicated to helping people overcome their fears, phobias, depression and anxiety related issues.

Caroline is registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register, accredited by the National Regulatory Register for Hypnotherapy and is a Validated Practitioner of the General Hypnotherapy Standards Council. She is the author of four books on the subjects of depression, anxiety, and the menopause, and also offers support for those who live with someone who is depressed or highly anxious. Her services include personal consultations – face to face or by telephone – and coping clinics for small groups.
 
Caroline’s life and work has spanned areas as diverse as theatre, television, education and the criminal justice system. She spent many years running groups and one-to-one therapy sessions with a range of clients before becoming a hypnotherapist six years ago. In all she has over 20 years experience of helping people to move forward in their lives. Caroline has experience of living with a partner who was depressed, and also has personal experience of an anxiety disorder herself, albeit many years ago.
 
She says: “I’m glad to be able to tell you why I am so impressed by hypnotherapy. It is such a sensible, common-sense treatment. What could be more efficient than accessing a person’s subconscious, the place where all the information is filed away, and finding the right information to fix the problem? It’s wonderful!

“I am fortunate to have been trained in a really effective technique, and also to have the benefit of having worked with other related therapies, for example, NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).

“My experience has led me to believe that if many people who are unhappy or uncomfortable about some aspect of their lives had good hypnotherapy to help them, they would be likely to feel relief quite quickly.”

Caroline contributes frequently to the media. She is regularly asked for advice about depression, anxiety and confidence issues. She also hosts a regular Questions and Answers slot in A Single Step, the magazine for the supporters of the Depression Alliance, and is Agony Aunt for the British Journal of Healthcare Assistants. Her books include: ‘Living with the Black Dog’, ‘Living with Depression’, ‘How Not to Worry’, and ‘Menopause – The Guide for Real Women’.

Her media contributions include articles in The Mirror, The Independent, ‘S’ Magazine (Sunday Express), SHE, Take a Break, Slim at Home, Yours, Cosmopolitan Bridge, Choice, Lighter Life, Your Healthy Living, Independent Nurse and Positive Health Online. She has also appeared on ‘This Morning’ on ITV1 and made numerous radio broadcasts including Woman’s Hour on BBC radio 4.

Editor, Third Age.