Karen Bannerman, BACP - Therapist in United Kingdom

About Karen

Karen Bannerman is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 25 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, and those coping with low mood, grief or painful life changes. Karen aims to make the first steps into therapy straightforward and respectful.

She creates a calm space where people can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings without judgement. Conversations are shaped by what each person needs, whether that means short-term practical work or deeper reflection.

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Background and approach

Her style is warm and direct, and she encourages clear goals from the start. Karen draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to the person in front of her. She uses cognitive behavioural ideas to spot and shift unhelpful thinking, mindfulness to build present-moment calm, and attachment-based thinking to understand relationship patterns.

Psychodynamic and client-centred ideas also inform longer term exploration when that is helpful. Her experience includes supporting people through relationship strain, addictions, parenting challenges, career stress, and trauma and abuse. She also works with concerns such as eating and body image, ADHD, bipolar mood fluctuations, and compassion fatigue.

When a specialist service would better meet someone’s needs, she can signpost to appropriate agencies. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Karen works in English and practises under the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

How Karen's Approaches Work Online

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It can help when someone repeats familiar but painful ways of relating in adult life. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy journey. Karen will discuss options and decide together which methods fit your needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, giving practical flexibility. Video calls let visual cues guide the work, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options help therapy fit around work, family and daily life rather than adding extra travel or time commitments.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Karen help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions and a wide range of other issues such as ADHD, eating and body image problems.

How would you describe Karen's therapeutic style?

Her style is warm, practical and collaborative. She blends hands-on techniques with reflective conversation so people can set clear goals while also exploring deeper patterns.

What is Karen's professional background?

She has 25 years of professional experience working with adults on issues including relationship strain, career stress, trauma, and coping with life changes.

What credential does Karen hold and where is she based?

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

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

In what formats can therapy sessions take place?

Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How does payment and cost work for therapy?

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

What do I do to begin working with Karen?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 25 years
Licensed
Languages: English

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