About me
I’m Karen, a relationship therapist and MSc-qualified integrative psychotherapist specialising in couples and relationship therapy.
I work with couples and individuals who are struggling with conflict, communication, emotional disconnection, trust, intimacy or simply feeling that something has changed in their relationship. You may be at a crisis point, or you may just know that things don’t feel the way they used to and want to understand why.
My approach is warm, honest and down-to-earth. I won’t sit in judgement or take sides. Instead, I’ll help you understand the patterns that have developed between you, what may be driving them, and how you can begin to communicate and connect differently.
I also work with LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples, offering an inclusive and affirmative space where you can talk openly about your relationship, identity, sexuality and intimacy.
I offer both couples and individual therapy, online and in person. You don’t need to have everything figured out before getting in touch. We can start with a conversation about what’s happening and what you’d like to change.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an MSc in Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 7) and work as an integrative psychotherapist, specialising in relationships and couples therapy.
Alongside my core training, I have undertaken additional training in couples and relationship therapy, including training informed by the Gottman Method. My approach also draws on relational, psychodynamic and trauma-informed perspectives, allowing me to adapt therapy to the people and relationships sitting in front of me.
I have particular experience working with LGBTQIA+ individuals and couples, offering an inclusive and affirmative space where relationships, identity, sexuality and intimacy can be explored openly and without judgement.
My experience also includes working with people who have experienced domestic abuse and relational trauma. This has given me a strong understanding of how experiences of control, emotional abuse, trauma and unhealthy relationship patterns can affect confidence, trust, boundaries and future relationships.
I work with a wide range of relationship difficulties, including recurring conflict, communication problems, emotional disconnection, attachment patterns, trust and betrayal, intimacy, separation and relationship breakdown.
I also have additional training in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), NLP and hypnotherapy, which I may incorporate where appropriate to support emotional regulation and help clients work through difficult or traumatic experiences.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Relationship and Couples Therapy
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £120.00
Additional information
Daytime sessions (9am–5pm)
Individual therapy: £90 for 50 minutes
Couples therapy: £100 for 50 minutes
Evening & early morning sessions
For appointments before 9am or after 5pm:
Individual therapy: £90 for 50 minutes
Couples therapy: £120 for 50 minutes
All sessions are 50 minutes.
I also offer a limited number of lower-cost spaces, subject to availability and suitability.
Further information
I believe relationships can bring out both the best and the most difficult parts of us. When we feel hurt, rejected, misunderstood or disconnected, it can be easy to get caught in the same arguments and patterns, even when both people desperately want things to improve.
In couples therapy, I’m interested in what is happening beneath the argument. Often, the anger, criticism, withdrawal or defensiveness we see on the surface is protecting something more vulnerable underneath. Together, we can begin to understand these patterns and create space for something different.
I won’t tell you who is right or wrong, and I won’t expect you to simply ‘communicate better’. We’ll look at what is happening between you, how your individual experiences and attachment patterns may influence the relationship, and what each of you needs to feel safer, heard and more connected.
I also work with individuals who are navigating relationship difficulties, separation, the aftermath of an abusive relationship or wanting to understand why they experience relationships in the way they do.
My practice is LGBTQIA+ affirmative, and I welcome people from diverse backgrounds, identities and relationship structures.
Most importantly, you don’t need to know exactly what is wrong or whether your relationship can be saved before you come to therapy. You just need to know that something isn’t working and that you’d like things to be different. We can start there.
