Karen King

BACP

United Kingdom

Practical, strengths-based counselling and support

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At a glance

Credentials

BACP

Registration

BACP, United Kingdom / 111538

Experience

11 years

Languages

English

Location

United Kingdom

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

1. • Client-centred care
   • Motivational approach
   • Goal focused

   About Karen

   Karen King is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eleven years of professional experience. She uses a straightforward style that helps people talk about stress, anxiety, trauma and loss. Karen focuses on motivation, self-esteem and building confidence as part of everyday change.

   She believes each person knows their story best and brings their own strengths to therapy. Sessions aim to make those strengths clearer and easier to use when facing difficult moments. Karen offers calm listening and practical steps to try between meetings.

   Her approach draws on client-centred work to create a respectful, non-judgemental space. Motivational Interviewing is used to help people find reasons to change and to build momentum. Solution-Focused Therapy adds brief, goal-oriented ideas for moving forward.

   Karen has worked across a range of concerns including depression, addictions, sleep and eating issues, and relationship and intimacy-related struggles. She also supports people dealing with grief, chronic illness, attachment issues and trauma-related problems such as post-traumatic stress and sexual assault and abuse.

   People come to her for help with panic, obsessive thinking, anger, parenting strain, career decisions and life transitions. She also works with issues like compassion fatigue, hoarding, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. Her practice aims to be practical and respectful of each person’s pace.

2. How Karen’s approaches work in online counselling

   Karen draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find personal reasons to change and to build small steps that fit their values. This approach is useful for challenges like addiction, motivation and making lasting life changes.
   
   She also uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening without judgement and helping people make sense of their own experience. This style is helpful for anxiety, grief, low self-esteem and relationship concerns. Together these methods aim to make sessions collaborative, with therapist and client deciding on goals and next steps together.
   
   Finding the right approach is part of the work. Karen will discuss what feels most useful, try different ways of working and agree plans based on the client’s needs and preferences. The process is practical and paced to suit the person.
   
   If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the available session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help when quieter surroundings or lower-bandwidth options are preferable, depending on the format agreed.

4. Areas of expertise

   Primary focus

   Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteemDepression

   Also works with

   AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

   Additional focus areas

   Attachment issuesChronic pain, illness, and disabilityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceGuilt and shameHoardingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuse

   Therapeutic approaches

   Client-Centered TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

   Experience

   11+ years

   Listed in

   United Kingdom

   Languages

   English

5. Frequently asked questions

   What kinds of concerns does Karen help with?

   She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, as well as trauma, grief and self-esteem difficulties.

   What is Karen's therapeutic style like?

   The approach is warm and practical, combining client-centred listening with Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set achievable goals.

   How much experience does she have?

   Karen has eleven years of professional experience working with a wide range of mental health and life concerns.

   What credential does Karen hold and where is she based?

   She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.

   Which languages are supported in sessions?

   Sessions are offered in English.

   Can people outside the UK work with her?

   International clients are not currently accepted.

   How are sessions charged and what about cancellations?

   Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

   How do I begin working with Karen?

   Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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