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My approach

I help my clients to better understand what causes them to feel, think and behave the way they do and support them to make positive changes in their life story.

'You' Centred Counselling

Focused on your unique needs and what you want to discuss and achieve.

Creating a Safe Space

Putting you at ease so you feel able to talk freely and enjoy a valuable counselling experience.

Being Human

Meeting you with kindness and no judgement. Balancing difficult conversations with lighter moments.

Believing in You

Supporting you to create the mindset and conditions that will make you flourish.

how I got here

Why I'm a counsellor

1. To help other people through the challenges they are experiencing and work towards becoming their true self.

2. To provide clients with a positive experience of counselling because I know from my own experience how beneficial and life changing that can be.

3. A desire to normalise having counselling and promote how much one's mental and physical wellbeing are intertwined.

qualifications & skills

My expertise

I have an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and a MSc Psychology. As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and the British Psychological Society, I am committed to a programme of Continued Professional Development. I combine my counselling training with 15 years experience as a career coach plus knowledge gained from my research into mental wellbeing and my history of therapy to deliver a holistic approach to my client work.

testimonials

What My Clients Say

I have been working with Karen for over a year now, and I have found it tremendously productive and helpful. When we began working together, I was depressed and fearful about life. With Karen’s help, I am now joyful and excited about the future.

Online Client

With Karen I feel safe and supported to reveal all sorts of aspects of myself and to explore uncomfortable and difficult topics. Her wise and thoughtful feedback has helped me to realise and understand many things that are going on for me, and to find ways to work with them.

Online Client

With a calm, gentle, clarity Karen was able to gently help me to question and diminish unhelpful behaviours while focusing on increasing my self-belief.

Face-to-Face Client

Karen is empathetic, compassionate and professional. Through her calm and patient approach, she has helped me to gain the confidence to explore difficult issues.

Telephone Client

Karen listens closely and I have greatly benefitted from her thoughtful and insightful questions and reflections. I am so grateful for her encouragement and support which has enabled me to make positive changes in my life.

Telephone Client

I find working with Karen great fun – she brings humour and intelligence to our sessions and I always look forward to speaking with her.

Online Client

Why I believe in counselling

The most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery.

Aristotle