I'M CARL.

I'm an British Army Veteran turned Health Psychologist and the founder of Above Your Baseline.

At Above Your Baseline (AYB), we help people who feel stuck, burnt out, or running on autopilot... worn down by the daily grind and frustrated by failed attempts to create lasting change in their health, wellbeing, or life.

I founded AYB because I’ve been there too. Even as a psychologist, I’ve found myself slipping into unhelpful patterns and living at my 'baseline self', especially when life stresses start to build.

Through lived experience, professional training and hundreds of hours of clinical practice, I learned that real progress doesn’t come from chasing perfection, beating ourselves up when we fall short, or measuring ourselves against someone else’s standards.

Real change is often messy, imperfect and deeply personal.

It comes from small, intentional steps that build momentum, while learning to navigate both our inner thoughts and feelings and the external pressures that try and throw us off course.

At AYB, you’ll learn science-backed ways to build resilience, develop practical psychological skills to handle life’s challenges, and find the support you need to move from feeling stuck to making sustainable progress.