About me
Hello, my name is Karen, and I’m a qualified counsellor with experience supporting both adults and young people. As a BACP-registered practitioner, I work within their Ethical Framework to offer a safe, confidential, and supportive space where you can feel heard and understood.
I draw on a range of therapeutic approaches, including person-centred, CBT, and solution-focused techniques. This allows me to tailor our work to suit your individual needs, experiences, and goals. At the heart of my practice is a commitment to creating a calm, supportive, and non-judgemental space—somewhere you can talk openly, feel heard, and begin to make sense of whatever you’re going through, at your own pace.
We all face challenging times, and it’s not always easy to understand our thoughts or feelings on our own. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or just in need of space to reflect, we’ll work together to explore whatever you’re going through in a way that feels right for you.
Some people come to counselling with clear goals, while others simply want a space to talk and explore deeper questions about themselves and their lives. There’s no right or wrong way to use the space, it's yours, and I’m here to support you in whatever way you need.
I know that finding the right counsellor can feel like a big step, and it’s completely normal to have questions about how counselling might work for you. To help with this, I offer an initial session where you can get a feel for how we might work together and decide if I’m the right fit for you.
I’d be glad to meet you and support you as you begin your counselling journey.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have 15 years of experience in education supporting young people and the challenges they face.
I hold a level 5 in counselling young people and safeguarding which tends to be longer term in dealing with emotional issues such as attachment, separation, suicidal ideation, divorce, bullying, low self esteem, identity, anxiety, melt downs, withdrawn behaviour, bereavement and life transitions such as school changes.
I utilise creativity to help younger children to express themselves. It has been life changing to see transforming positive change in the children that I have counselled.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person session
