About me
Are you struggling with your day to day life? Is lack of motivation and focus affecting many aspects of your life?
Our work together is not about “fixing” you, it’s about helping you become the most authentic version of yourself, equipping you with a practical mental health toolkit you can use long after our sessions end.
- Are you feeling anxious, overwhelmed or really low in mood?
- Have you experienced a loss or death of a loved one?
- Has your day-to-day life been affected, and you can see no way forward?
- Are you experiencing panic or panic attacks impacting daily functioning, work and relationships?
We'll explore more than just what's going wrong. We’ll look at why certain patterns keep showing up, where they began, and how your current environment might be affecting your emotional well-being.
In this safe, non-judgmental space, you'll be supported to:
- Understand your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours
- Unpack underlying beliefs and past experiences
- Explore your relationships and inner world
- Develop real-life coping strategies
- Build emotional resilience, confidence, and clarity
- By asking “What motivates my behaviour?” Unpacking parts of you and your past at your pace, creating self-awareness and growth.
Because life’s challenges don’t have to define your future.
With the right support and exploration of your inner world, change is not only possible, it’s within reach.
I am an experienced integrative counsellor, working with a wide range of clients from all walks of life for several years.
I draw from a variety of therapeutic approaches, carefully tailoring each session to your individual needs and goals.
Together, we’ll create a unique path forward; not just to help you manage life’s challenges, but to truly understand yourself more deeply.
Let’s navigate this journey together, with trust, warmth, and maybe even a little humour along the way.
Currently training as a Trauma Therapist
Integrative Counsellor
Eye Movement Practitioner
Please contact me by text 07449 339 151 or email karen.goodhew@hotmail.com to arrange an informal chat.
Training, qualifications & experience
Trauma resides in our bodies, unknown to us until it becomes conscious.
I specialise in helping those navigating their way through traumatic grief, experiences, and men's mental health, but not limited to these areas.
Additionally, I am trained in Integral Eye Movement therapy - IEMT, a rapid change non-disclosure therapy. It changes the emotional imprint of unwanted and unhelpful memories.
I am an integrative counsellor, this means I can draw on different therapeutic approaches, individually or combined, to facilitate helpful and structured change for clients. Creating change is what I want for you, living a happier and more fulfilling life.
I am experienced and trained in bereavement, working with those who have lost a loved one to navigate paths they may have never walked upon, helping you to understand the effect it is having on your mind, body and soul. I have worked with those who have experienced narcissism, domestic violence, social anxiety, health anxiety, low self-esteem and self-worth, body image difficulties, abandonment and emotional abuse. This is not an exhaustive list of the areas I can work in. Please reach out, and we can discuss your own specific needs and wants.
I believe all individuals matter, regardless of gender, social or ethnic background and origin, we all deserve to be valued, respected and heard. Family dynamics, expectations and culture play a huge part in our mental wellbeing, leading to low mood, depression and anxiety. We can also live our existence through those significant caregivers and unknowingly take on their values, beliefs, opinions and traits.
Training and credentials
- Level 5 Diploma Trauma Therapy
- Integral Eye Movement Therapy - IEMT
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Bereavement and Loss training
- Relations Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy - Mick Cooper
- Working with Survivors of Domestic Violence
- Counselling Autistic Clients
- Healing the Inner Child
- Mindfulness, meditation and breathwork
- Polyvagal Theory in the Counselling Room
Continued Professional Development - Ongoing throughout the year.
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
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Fees
£80.00 - £95.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a limited amount of concession spaces, please get in touch to find out more.
When I work
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Please get in touch and we may be able to negotiate a different time if any of my availability is not suitable.
Further information
Further education/current courses
- Trauma Diploma
- Polyvagal Theory
- Working Somatically - mind body connection
When sending an enquiry, please leave a contact telephone number so I can also get in touch via text message. My emails sometimes appear in your junk/spam folder and can be missed. Please do check your junk/spam folder if you haven’t heard from me within 48 hours.
- Payments are required 48 hours before our arranged session day and time
Cancellation Policy
48 hours notice of cancellation is required via email or telephone; otherwise, the full session amount will be charged.
I hold an enhanced DBS and professional indemnity insurance.
