Karen Walker

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About me

Hi, thank you for taking the time to read my profile, I am a qualified Relationship  therapist and  the co owner of Its Okay Counselling. I am also a member of the BACP and CORST, following their polices and work ethically in a confidential safe environment. 

I am currently studying to be a Psychosexual Therapist working with individuals and couples. For a limited time I can offer discounts for working with sexual issues, such as erectile dysfunction, vaginismus, low libido, and many other issues.

I have a lot of experience working with couples in open relationships and with with clients from the LGBTQ community. 

At times life can be hectic and we often put of taking care of our own needs due to putting others first. If this sounds like you then we can work on your boundaries if they have become blurred, helping you to set new ones as people often take one more than they can cope with which can lead to other mental health issues.   If you are struggling with low self-esteem, low mood, stress, anxiety, panic attacks, depression then counselling can help, giving you the tools to work through and manage your thoughts, feeling and emotions in a more positive manner.  Working in an integrated way shaping the therapy sessions to best meet your uniqueness, specific goals whilst putting you at ease, giving you a better understanding of your feelings and the tools for a more positive and fulfilled future. 

Training, qualifications & experience

  • Master's of Art Contemporary Relationship Studies 
  • Currently studying  Masters of science level,  Contemporary Psychosexual studies (Sex Therapy)
  • Foundation degree Counselling
  • Bachelor's of Arts with HONOURS in Counselling
  • Cruise bereavement counselling
  • Children and Young Adults 
  • Couples Therapy
  • Rewind Therapy 
  • Trauma 
  • Mental Health Awareness 
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Self-Harm 
  • BPD

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

£50.00 - £70.00

Concessions offered for

  • Trainee counsellors

Additional information

  • £50.00per hour 
  • £70.00 per hour couples
  • £45.00 per hour children 
  • £45.00 trainee counsellors
  • £70.00 per hour for families
  • Enhanced DBS

Fully Insured

Further information

There will be an initial phone conversation where you will be free to ask any questions, discuss your issues and to gather information, leading to booking your first session.

The first session we will be , taking things at your pace and working with what issues you want to work on. The sessions are client lead whist working on a treatment plan that best suits your needs in an integrative way, giving you the tools to better channel your thoughts, feelings and emotions more effectively. Moving forward you will be able to see an improvement with how you cope in situations you previously struggled with. 

I am currently based at Mary Street Scunthorpe, this offers a discreet location.  

Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples
Families
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check

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Wheelchair user access
Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

There is access to our counselling room and toilet facilities.

Online platforms

Whatsapp
FaceTime
Google Meet
Microsoft Teams