- Years in practice
- 25
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Karen
Karen Bannerman is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or relationship strain. Her work also addresses parenting concerns and a wide range of life changes and losses.
Karen aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can name difficult feelings. She listens attentively and helps people make sense of patterns in their relationships and behaviours.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and grounded, with small steps to try between sessions. Her background spans long-term therapeutic work and shorter, solution-focused support. She uses ideas from attachment work to look at how past relationships affect current ones.
Cognitive approaches help with unhelpful thinking, while client-centred methods make sure each person’s priorities lead the way. Over her career she has supported people with trauma, grief, addiction and issues around identity and intimacy. She also helps those facing chronic health challenges, caregiver stress, and complex family or blended family dynamics.
When an issue falls outside her scope she will suggest appropriate organisations or agencies for further help. Karen is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Sessions are offered in English and delivered at a pace set by each person’s needs.
What Karen works with
Everything Karen lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Karen helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Karen lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that shape online therapy and what to expect
Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they influence current connections. It helps people understand why they react in certain ways and supports building more supported ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, often called CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing small behavioural changes. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and practical coping skills. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s priorities first and uses attentive listening to help someone find their own solutions and direction.Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and the kinds of changes that matter to the client. Together they will try methods and adjust the plan based on what feels most helpful and realistic for day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy routine.
Questions people ask about Karen
What concerns does Karen commonly help with?
Karen works with people facing stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship conflict, grief and trauma. She also supports those dealing with parenting strain, addiction issues and identity or intimacy-related worries.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She blends client-centred listening with practical techniques from cognitive and mindfulness approaches.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom, including both long-term therapy and short-term support.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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