Counsellor profile

Karen Bannerman, BACP

Based in United Kingdom · 25 years of experience

Counsellor for stress and relationships

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At a glance

Registration: BACP, United Kingdom (377104)
Qualifications: BACP
Experience: 25 years
Languages: English
Based in: United Kingdom

Details come from information Karen supplied to BetterHelp.

Stress and anxiety
Attachment-based work
CBT and mindfulness

About Karen

BACP. 25 years' experience. Karen Bannerman works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and family concerns. She describes her way of working as client-centred, offering a space to talk through feelings and problems without judgment.

Karen uses a mixture of approaches including attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic thinking. Sessions focus on understanding how past patterns affect present behaviour, noticing thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going, and trying practical steps to manage difficult feelings.

She also lists experience supporting people with trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, intimate issues, eating concerns, parenting and career strains. Additional focus areas include attention-related difficulties, attachment issues and challenges linked to adoption and foster care.

Karen says she will signpost to specialist agencies or organisations if a different form of support would be more appropriate. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom and she offers sessions in English.

To begin, clients are asked to use the site's online counselling options, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and fees vary with location.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps when trust, closeness or communication feel difficult in relationships. Client-centred counselling emphasises listening and the client's own pace, supporting people to talk through feelings and make their own choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and uses practical techniques to change them, useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and together decide which combination of methods to try. This is framed as a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

The original biography does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online counselling can make scheduling easier and help fit sessions around work or family commitments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when you need them and remove travel time, making it simpler to keep regular sessions as part of everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stress Chronic pain, illness, and disability CodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problems Control issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgiveness Guilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purpose Men's issues Midlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What issues does she work on?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and family concerns, plus a range of related issues such as trauma, grief and addictions.

What is her counselling style?

Her approach is client-centred, drawing on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic thinking.

How much experience does she have?

She has 25 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body?

She is listed as BACP, which is the credential provided.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

International clients are not accepted at this time.

How are sessions paid for?

Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and fees vary with location.

How do I start a first session?

Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.

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