Karin Usher
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About me
What I Can Help You With
You might have learned to keep things going on the outside, even when something hasn’t felt right on the inside. Maybe you've pushed away memories or minimised difficult experiences. Maybe you’ve kept yourself busy, looking after others, working hard, getting on with life.
But some things still stay with you. You might find it hard to trust people, set boundaries, or feel comfortable in your body. You might feel anxious, always on edge, overthinking, or waiting for something to go wrong, disconnected, or caught in the same relationship patterns again and again. You might not be sure whether what happened to you “counts,” but you know it’s still affecting you.
The way you feel matters, and you don’t have to face it by yourself.
I’m an accredited counsellor and psychotherapist working in Glasgow and Online UK-Wide. I work mainly with women who have been through childhood abuse, neglect, or sexual violence. Often, people come to therapy because of anxiety, panic, or a constant sense of unease, a pattern of people-pleasing, and only later begin to see how this connects to earlier experiences and relationships. I offer a space where you can talk freely, make sense of what’s happened, and figure out what you need now and how to get it.
How I Work
Everyone comes to therapy for their own reasons, and what you need may be different from someone else. Some people want space to begin opening up, especially if anxiety or fear has made it hard to trust, while others feel ready to go deeper into long-standing issues. There’s no fixed plan. We’ll work together to find a rythm and focus that feels safe and right for you.
My approach draws on different therapeutic ideas, but at heart it’s about building a real, respectful relationship where you feel supported to be yourself. We might talk about the past, or focus on what’s happening in your life now. There’s space to explore things like shame, identity, boundaries, trust, and how your experiences have shaped you.
- No pressure to talk about anything before you're ready
- A safe, flexible approach shaped around what matters to you
- Support for making sense of difficult experiences and their impact
A Bit More About Me
I take a responsive approach; sometimes that means slowing down and simply staying with what’s there, and other times it means introducing tools or practices that might help. These might include mindfulness, relaxation, somatic work, psychoeducation, or parts work informed by Internal Family Systems (IFS).
I don’t follow a fixed method. Instead, I use a range of approaches, including person-centred, relational, somatic, and trauma-informed models, depending on what feels most supportive for you. At the heart of my work is the relationship we build together. My role is to help you make sense of your experiences, work with what comes up, and find ways forward that feel safe and meaningful in your life.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Certificate in Counselling Studies
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
£70.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Fees are for a fifty-minute session either online or in person.
When I work
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Further information
My counselling practice is based in Central Glasgow. I offer both in-person and online sessions. Appointments are available during the day and in the evening to fit your schedule. If you’d like to see whether I’m the right therapist for you, I’d be happy to arrange a free phone consultation.
