About me
Hello, I'm Karleene - a qualified and registered therapist with over 10 years experience supporting children, young people and adults through a wide range of emotional challenges.
I offer calm, confidential and compassionate space where you or your child can feel truly heard, respected and supported. My therapeutic approach is person-centred and trauma-informed, grounded in the belief that with the right support, everyone has the capacity to move through challenges and mend emotional wounds.
How I work:
My practice is rooted in empathy, safety and connection. Whether working with adults or children, I adapt my approach to meet each client where they are, recognising their unique needs, experiences, and pace. Therapy with me is not about quick fixes or judgment; it's about creating space to explore, understand, and navigate life's challenges with gentle, professional support.
Counselling Children & Young People:
Children and young people often express their emotions in different ways than adults. Counselling offers them a safe, non-judgemental environment to talk, play, create, and express themselves freely. I tailor each session to their stage of development using a mix of talking therapy, creative expression, and other age-appropriate methods to support their emotional wellbeing.
Therapy can help children & young people to:
- Understand and manage difficult emotions
- Build self-esteem and resilience
- Cope with anxiety, stress, or changes in their lives
- Develop healthier ways to communicate and form relationships
Each Child's journey in therapy is unique. Sessions are client-led, allowing the child or young person to set the pace and focus, ensuring they feel safe, empowered and respected throughout.
If you're looking for a therapist who offers warmth, sensitivity, and experienced support - whether for yourself or a child in your care, I invite you to get in touch. Together, we can explore how therapy might help.
Please feel free to look at my social media pages to get more of a feel for who I am and how I work:
• Facebook - Wellness Within Counselling
• Instagram- wellnesswithin_counselling
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a Dip. H.E. Person-Centred & Experiential Counselling and Psychotherapy which I completed in 2014.
Since qualifying, I have undertaken a range of additional training to deepen my knowledge and enhance my ability to support clients through a wide variety of challenges. This includes specialist training in:
- Trauma recovery
- Children's Accelerated Trauma Technique
- Trauma-Focused CBT
- Working with sexualised trauma
- Narrative Exposure Therapy
- Safeguarding
- ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
- Using Sandtray in Counselling
- Attachment Theory
- Loss and Bereavement
Over the past 10+ years, I have worked across both educational and therapeutic settings supporting children, young people and adults. My experiences includes work with issues such as trauma, anxiety, low self-esteem, body image, self-harm, loss, relational challenges and identity-related issues. This has involved exploring aspects of gender, sexuality, cultural identity or life transitions- always in a space that is inclusive, respectful and non-judgemental.
I am committed to on-going professional development and reflective practice to ensure I provide safe, ethical and effective support that meets the unique needs of every client.
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
Additional information
£48 per 1 hour session. Payment can be made by BACS or cash and is due on the day of the session. Invoices can be provided if needed.
I offer a free 30-minute meeting. This is an opportunity to meet, talk about your or your child’s needs, and decide whether counselling feels right.
Content of discussion could be around what aspects you feel you or your child would benefit from therapy support and an opportunity for an introduction to the counselling space. This is not a counselling session.
Cancellation Policy:
If you need to cancel or reschedule a session, please provide at least 24 hours’ notice. Cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice, or missed sessions without notice, may be charged at the full session fee. I understand that illness or emergencies can arise - please get in touch as soon as possible if this is the case.
