Karen Bell, BACP

Karen Bell is a UK counsellor with 18 years of experience. She is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and works in a person-centred way. Karen aims to make people feel heard and respected so they can talk openly about what matters to them.

Her background includes work in a GP surgery, trauma counselling for an organisation supporting survivors of child sexual abuse, and occupational health counselling for a police force. Those roles exposed her to a wide range of issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement and trauma. She also developed experience helping people with addictions and self-harm concerns.

In sessions Karen draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings. She uses client-centred techniques to keep conversations focused on the person in front of her. Cognitive behavioural tools are used when practical steps can help reduce anxiety or change unhelpful patterns.

Karen also offers approaches for processing painful memories, including eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing. She welcomes people of all sexualities and genders and is comfortable supporting those with ADHD or who are on the autism spectrum. Additional areas she helps with include caregiver stress, ageing and geriatric issues, body image and grief.

Her style is warm, non-judgemental and straightforward. People who want a steady, empathetic listener and clear, practical steps often find this way of working helpful. To begin, users follow the site process to match and schedule a session.

Therapeutic approaches online and how they help

Attachment-based work pays attention to how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to look at trust, boundaries and how people connect with others, which is helpful for relationship, abandonment and attachment concerns.

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and following the client's own pace. In remote sessions this often means the counsellor offers space to talk and reflect while the client decides what to explore next.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers steps to change unhelpful cycles. It can be used online to practise new coping strategies for anxiety, sleep problems or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then adapt methods as needed. That collaborative process helps ensure the sessions match real-life needs.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online therapy easier to fit into their day, avoid travel and allow shorter check-ins between commitments. Others choose sessions to work through traumatic memories or complex feelings from home while still keeping their usual routines.